The Indian Rupee (INR) ticks up against the US Dollar (USD) at open on Thursday. The USD/INR pair edges lower to near 88.15 as the Indian government has revised Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates lower to boost consumption.
The dollar is drifting higher in quiet conditions. Weekend news about US tariffs being ruled illegal has not had much impact so far. US Treasury yields have been marked a couple of basis points higher, and US equity futures are slightly lower, ING's FX analyst Chris Turner notes.
Having been a little bid early yesterday, the dollar has come back broadly offered. Short-dated US yields remain near their recent lows, and most would conclude that this week's removal of the Fed's Lisa Cook by President Trump is dollar-negative.