Continuing its downward trend for the fourth day in a row, Indian rupee ended weaker against dollar on Thursday, on continued demand for the American unit. Traders failed to get support with report that the Reserve Bank of India is expected to go for a 25 basis points rate cut in key rates, due to normal monsoon forecast from Indian Meteorological Department. Besides, investors have maintained cautious approach ahead of the release of Reserve Bank of India’s minutes of its latest policy meeting. However, positive trend in equity market capped the rupee’s losses. On the global front, pound dropped against dollar on Thursday after a bigger than expected dip in UK retail sales.
Finally, the rupee ended at 65.80, 14 paise weaker from its previous close of 65.66 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 65.85 and 65.72 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 65.78 and for Euro stood at 81.38 on April 19, 2018. While the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 61.22, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 93.41. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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