Maintaining its good form for the third day, Indian rupee ended at nearly 20-month high against dollar on Wednesday due to sustained selling of the US currency by exporters and banks. Sentiments remained positive with the survey indicating that India will continue to remain an economic bright spot despite some bold but disruptive reforms. The FICCI-PwC India Manufacturing Barometer (IMB) survey stated that about 63% of respondents were 'somewhat optimistic' about the prospects of the Indian economy for the coming year, representing a significant jump over last year's 58%. Moreover, dollar’s weakness against other currencies overseas, foreign fund inflows and a strong domestic equity market too kept the domestic unit in good spirit. On the global front, dollar edged higher against yen on Wednesday, while the euro held firm near a 5-1/2 month high due to receding concerns about the risks posed by the French presidential election.
Finally, the rupee ended at 64.11, 16 paise stronger from its previous close of 64.27 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 64.17 and 63.93 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 64.00 and for Euro stood at 70.04 on April 26, 2017. While the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 57.47, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 82.12. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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