Indian rupee extended gains for the third consecutive session on Friday due to massive rally in the local equity markets following dovish comments from the US Federal Reserve in its two-day policy meet that concluded on Wednesday. Besides, selling of American currency by banks and exporters also supported the rupee. Sentiment further got some support after Finance minister Arun Jaitley proposed fresh amendments to the Companies Act to do away with the restriction of routing funds through only two layers of investment companies as well as seeking government approval for managerial remuneration. On the global front, dollar was slightly higher against the yen, as investors worried that a sharp rise in the Japanese currency would elicit some kind of intervention from the Bank of Japan.
Finally, the rupee ended at 66.50, 18 paise stronger from its previous close of 66.68 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 66.69 and 66.49 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 66.60 and for Euro stood at 75.30 on March 18, 2016. While the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 59.87, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 96.3230. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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