Continuing strong recovery momentum for the second day, Indian rupee ended considerably stronger against dollar on Friday, as banks and exporters continued to sell the US currency. Traders took some encouragement with Care Ratings’ report forecasting the country’s GDP growth to accelerate to 7.5 per cent this financial year, from 6.6 per cent in the last fiscal, on better performance from the industrial and agricultural sectors. Sentiments remained optimistic with Union Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s statement that the Centre is deliberating on an ‘immediate solution’ to deal with rising fuel prices. The rupee was also bolstered by the strong run in the local equity markets. On the global front, dollar resumed its rise on Friday after a wobble caused by US President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel a summit with North Korea.
Finally, the rupee ended at 67.77, 57 paise stronger from its previous close of 68.34 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 68.28 and 67.70 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 68.26 and for Euro stood at 79.88 on May 25, 2018. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 62.38, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 91.21. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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