Indian rupee ended stronger against dollar on Friday on the back of selling of the American currency by banks and exporters. Besides, dollar's weakness overseas and gains in equity market also added to the positive milieu of the domestic currency. The rupee sentiment was upbeat as the Economic Survey has revised upward India’s GDP growth range to 7 to 7.75 per cent for 2015-16 against earlier government projected growth rate of 7 to 7.5 per cent. The sentiment further got support after the Economic Survey stated that the government will likely meet its FY16 fiscal deficit target of 3.9%, while at the same time it also indicated that India’s long run potential GDP growth is substantial, about 8 to 10 percent. On the global front, dollar edged down against the basket of major currency overseas, as investors remained cautious on a two-day Group of 20 (G20) summit of finance ministers and central bankers in Shanghai.
Finally, the rupee ended at 68.62, 10 paise stronger from its previous close of 68.72 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 68.79 and 68.62 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 68.77 and for Euro stood at 76.04 on February 26, 2016. While the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 61.03, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 96.0890. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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