Indian rupee pared some of early gains to end marginally stronger against dollar on Thursday, due to some dollar demand from importers and corporates. Investors took support with Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Bibek Debroy’s statement that India is expected to be a $6.5-7 trillion economy by 2030, and at the current exchange rate it would touch $10 trillion by 2035-40. However, gains were capped as traders remained concerned with the details of the minutes of the MPC meeting held on December 5 and 6 released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), where RBI Governor Urjit Patel flagged concerns over rising global oil prices and uncertainties on fiscal and external fronts. On the global front, dollar hit a nine-day high against yen on Thursday, after comments by Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda reinforced expectations that the BOJ was in no hurry to move away from its ultra-loose monetary policy.
Finally, the rupee ended at 64.06, 5 paise stronger from its previous close of 64.11 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 64.13 and 64.01 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 64.08 and for Euro stood at 76.03 on December 21, 2017. While the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 56.50, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 85.62. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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