Indian rupee recovered against the dollar in early trade on Thursday on account of increased selling of the US currency by exporters and banks amid higher opening in the domestic equity market. Further, gains in most Asian currencies after the minutes of recent US Fed policy meet suggested that a rate hike in the US will be gradual in nature too supported the rupee. On the global front, the dollar pulled back in Asian trading on Thursday as investors took profits following its rise to seven-month highs, as Federal Reserve officials' comments as well as minutes from the central bank's latest meeting hinted that an interest rate hike could be right around the corner.
The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 66.13, stronger by 17 paise from its previous close of 66.30 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 66.1350 and 66.0475 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 66.11 and for Euro stood at 70.39 on November 18, 2015. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 53.63 the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 100.5128. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
| Date | 1US$ | 1GBP |
| November 18, 2015 | 66.1138 | 100.5128 |
| November 17, 2015 | 65.9805 | 100.1056 |
(RBI-Reference Rate)
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