Rupee hits 1-month high after surprise India rate cut; Asia FX flat

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EM ASIA FX-Rupee hits 1-month high once surprise Asian country rate cut; Asia FX flat

Wed Mar 4, 2015 12:19am local time

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* India c.bank cuts policy repo rate by twenty five rate to seven.5 pct
    * Stocks hit record high on influx hopes; bonds rise

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    By Jongwoo Cheon
    SINGAPORE, March four (Reuters) - India's rupee hit a one-month
high on Wed once the financial institution delivered another
unexpected rate cut, whereas rising Asian currencies barely
moved prior U.S. economic knowledge and a eu financial institution
meeting later in the week.
    The depository financial institution of Asian country lowered  its policy repo rate
 by twenty five basis points to seven.5 percent, its second
inter-meeting slash this year on the rear of swiftness inflation
and a government commitment to financial  discipline.

    The rupee rose the maximum amount as zero.4 % to sixty one.650 per
dollar, its strongest since Feb four. Indian stocks hit a
record high, whereas the 10-year benchmark bond yield
 fell.
    That contrasted to recent weakness in different rising Asian
currencies like the Chinese yuan and therefore the Singapore
dollar once central banks of these countries relieved
monetary policy.
    "Rate cuts square measure positive for equities. Asian country gets additional
inflows which strengthens Bureau of Intelligence and Research," same Sean Yokota, head of
Asia strategy for Scandinavian bank SEB in Singapore.
    The rupee pared most of its earlier gains on caution over
possible intervention by the financial institution to restrain the simplest
performing Asian currency to date this year.
    The Indian currency has up one.9 % against the dollar
so far this year, Thomson Reuters knowledge showed, as hopes of
economic reforms by Prime Minister Narendra Modi attracted
foreign cash.
    Still, some analysts doubted more appreciation within the
rupee.
    "The RBI, in its financial policy statement, highlighted that
the Bureau of Intelligence and Research 'has remained robust relative to look countries', which,
in our read, is clearly the key reason behind the inter-meeting
surprise from a market impact perspective," same Andy terrorist organization, Asian
currency contriver for Commonwealth Bank of Australia in
Singapore.
    "The run batted in seems to own adopted a weakening bias aboard
a number of central banks. we have a tendency to expect USD/INR to trade higher
from here."

 dollar
    The dollar gained once foreign investors
continued to shop for native stocks.
    Foreign investors were internet patrons within the island's stock
market throughout the primary 2 days of March, buying a combined
net T$4.8 billion ($153.1 million) value of equities, Taiwan
Stock Exchange knowledge showed.
    Last month, foreigners absorbed T$96.6 billion value of
stocks in total, the info showed.
    Credit Schweiz saw additional top in Taiwan stocks on rising
return on equity, falling interest rates and valuations.

    Traders across Asia hesitated to feature aggressive positions in
either means prior the U.S. school of thought services report and a reading
on U.S. non-public sector employment, before U.S. jobs knowledge due on
Friday
    Investors were additionally awaiting the ECB's policy meeting on
Thursday and therefore the implementation of its bond shopping for
programme, because of begin this month.