Indian rupee appreciated against US dollar on account of fresh selling of the American currency by banks and exporters. Sentiments got some support with the Commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s statement that the economy grew by 7.1% in the first half of 2016-17, though the central statistics office is yet to release Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data for the second (July-September) quarter. She added that the government has been taking various steps to boost industrial production and growth, which includes ‘Make in India’ and ‘Startup India’ initiatives, liberalisation of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) policy and development of industrial corridors. Investors’ morale also remained upbeat with the report indicating that the Reserve Bank of India will lower its repo rate by 25 basis points to 6 percent in its next month monetary policy meeting. On the global front, yen weakened, set for its worst month in almost seven years, as speculation U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will pursue reflationary policies spurred bets that monetary tightening will accelerate.
Finally, the rupee ended at 68.66, 10 paise stronger from its previous close of 68.76 on Monday. The currency touched a high and low of 68.76 and 68.60 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 68.65 and for Euro stood at 72.80 on November 29, 2016. While the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 61.25, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 85.22.The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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