Rupee ends stronger despite equity fall

16 Dec 2016 Evaluate

Indian rupee appreciated against greenback on Friday due to increased selling of the American currency by exporters and banks. Sentiments got some support with data showing that India’s exports rose for the third straight month in November, recording a growth of 2.29%, Imports increased by 10.44% to $33 billion. Some support also came with Chief economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian’s statement that India is better equipped than other emerging markets to weather the impact of higher US interest rates because of its stronger economic growth and record high foreign exchange reserves of more than $300 billion. However, a weak trend in the domestic equity markets capped the gains. On the global front, euro recovered some ground against the dollar on Friday after slides of up to 3 percent in reaction to the Federal Reserve outlook for U.S. interest rates next year.

Finally, the rupee ended at 67.76, 8 paise stronger from its previous close of 67.83 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 67.85 and 67.74 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 67.77 and for Euro stood at 70.75 on December 16, 2016. While the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 57.38, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 84.23.The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.


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