Snapping two consecutive sessions winning streak, Indian rupee depreciated on Wednesday due to dollar demand from banks and importers amid continued capital outflows. Rupee was unable to get any support with the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2017 report, which highlighted that India's economy is projected to grow by 7.7 percent in fiscal year 2017, on the back of robust private consumption and significant domestic reforms gradually being implemented by the government. Further, the dollar's strength against other currencies overseas put pressure on the domestic currency. On the global front, dollar rebounded on Wednesday after falling for five days in a row against its currency basket, as investors eyed a speech by the head of the Federal Reserve later in the day and US inflation data for clues on the path of interest rates.
Finally, the rupee ended at 68.07, 11 paise weaker from its previous close of 67.96 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 68.07 and 67.89 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 67.93 and for Euro stood at 72.59 on January 18, 2017. While the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 59.97, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 83.84.The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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