Indian rupee ended strong and hit a two-week high against the US dollar on Friday on fresh selling of American currency by banks and exporters amid strong gains in domestic equity market. Local currency got some support with International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) report praising the country by saying that India has recently taken important steps towards a national goods and services tax which, when fully implemented, promises to boost tax buoyancy and growth, including by enhancing the efficiency of the internal goods and services market. Also, investors got some confidence with chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian’s statement that India has the potential to sustain 8 to 10 percent GDP growth rate during the next two to three years, despite April-June GDP growth coming in below expectations at 7.1 percent. On the global front, the dollar rose against yen on Friday with investors focused on U.S. job data later in the day to glean clues on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates, maybe even as soon as this month.
Finally the rupee ended at 66.82, stronger by 14 paise from its previous close of 66.96 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 66.86 and 66.81 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 66.84 and for Euro stood at 74.80 on September 2, 2016. While the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 64.52, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 88.70.The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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