Snapping its three-day winning streak, Indian rupee ended weaker against dollar on Tuesday, due to demand for greenback by banks and importers. Traders failed to get relief with the government’s decision to bring down market borrowings during the first-half of FY19 following careful assessment of its financial needs. The Centre will raise a gross Rs 2.88 lakh crore from market borrowings in the first half of the fiscal. Besides, the dollar’s gains against some other currencies overseas added some extra pressure. Meanwhile, investors have maintained cautious approach ahead of the fiscal deficit data to be released on March 28. On the global front, euro fell on Tuesday, as concerns about weak inflation and a slowdown in company borrowing raised questions about the momentum of the euro zone’s economic expansion.
Finally, the rupee ended at 64.96, 10 paise weaker from its previous close of 64.86 on Monday. The currency touched a high and low of 65.00 and 64.72 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 64.79 and for Euro stood at 80.76 on March 27, 2018. While the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 61.36, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 92.25. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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