After hitting near 6-month low, Indian rupee recouped most of its losses and ended tad higher against dollar on Friday, due to selling of the American currency by banks and exporters. Local currency got some support with World Trade Organisation (WTO) raising its 2017 forecast for world trade growth to 3.6% from the 2.4% estimated earlier, a development which augurs well for India. It also said that the predicted growth would also represent a substantial improvement on the lackluster 1.3% increase in 2016. The domestic unit also found support from dollar weakened overseas. However, extremely bearish local equity markets and unabated foreign fund outflows, restricted the further move. On the global front, dollar fell broadly against most rivals on Friday, losing its post-Fed meeting glow as international discord around North Korea bubbled up again.
Finally, the rupee ended at 64.79, 1 paise stronger from its previous close of 64.80 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 65.15 and 64.75 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 64.95 and for Euro stood at 77.75 on September 22, 2017. While the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 57.99, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 88.30. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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