Indian rupee strengthened marginally against US dollar on Thursday ahead of expected measures from the Reserve Bank of India to enhance corporate bond markets and a speech from US Fed chair Janet Yellen that may yield clues on U.S. interest rate policy. Domestic currency got some support after Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pitched for as much as 200 basis points or 2%, interest rate cut by RBI to help the cash-starved MSME sector. Besides, a weakness in US greenback against some major currencies overseas too supported the rupee.
Finally the rupee ended at 67.05, stronger by 6 paise from its previous close of 67.11on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 67.11 and 67.02 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 67.09 and for Euro stood at 75.59 on August 25, 2016. While the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 66.84, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 88.66.The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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