The US dollar registers a third decline weekly in a row, while the South African rand and the rupee are in rise.

The dollar American headed for its third drop on Friday consecutive weekly, penalized by the prospect of rate cuts next year after the Federal Reserve contradicted the bets restrictive markets, which propelled the euro and the pound sterling to their highest level since October. The dollar index, which measures the value of The American dollar, compared to six major competing currencies, was established to 98.34, a weekly decrease of 0.7%. The index fell by more than 9% since the start of the year, heading for its biggest annual decline since 2017.

The Australian dollar remained stable at $0.6667 and The New Zealand dollar strengthened by 0.14% to $0.5815, investors facing diverging rate trajectories, the next The evolution of national interest rates is likely to increase, even if national rates are expected to continue to fall.

LA rupee Indian hit an all-time high on Friday, morale of investors remaining hampered by the absence of a commercial agreement with United States and capital outflows, which should result in a intervention by the Reserve Bank of India to stop its fall.

The rupee depreciated to 90.55 against the dollar American, falling below its previous all-time low of 90.4675 reached the December 11. The currency stood at 90.3475 at 10:00am IST, almost unchanged over the day.

The rupee is the least expensive Asian currency successful this year. It has fallen by almost 6% against the dollar since At the beginning of the year, high American tariffs, up to 50% %, on Indian products that penalized exports to its main market and reduces the attractiveness of local stocks for investors strangers.

The South African rand appreciated during the first trades on Friday, supported by rising gold prices, while Investors are waiting for the figures to be published next week From inflation to consumption, key health indicators for the former industrialized economy of Africa.

At 08:20 GMT, the rand traded at 16.84 per dollar, up 0.2% from the closed on Thursday and close to its highest level of the year, while gold was holding close to a seven-week high