Indian rupee appreciated for second consecutive session on Wednesday, due to selling of greenback by banks and importers. Sentiments remained up-beat on expectation of positive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data to be released later in the day. The general expectation is that economic growth accelerated to 7.5 per cent in the September quarter from 7.1 per cent in the June quarter but lower than 7.9 per cent growth posted for the March quarter. However, dollar strengthened against some currencies overseas following stronger-than-expected third-quarter US growth data, higher housing prices in September and a sharp rebound in consumer confidence in November capped the rupee gains. On the global front, dollar edged up against the yen on Wednesday as U.S. Treasury yields resumed their rise after three down days, with the greenback on track for its strongest performance against the yen in seven years.
Finally, the rupee ended at 68.38, 28 paise stronger from its previous close of 68.66 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 68.65 and 68.36 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 68.52 and for Euro stood at 72.84 on November 30, 2016. While the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 60.79, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 85.53.The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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