Exhibiting strength against the dollar for the third straight day, Indian rupee ended higher on Friday, on continued selling of the American currency by banks and exporters amid robust macroeconomic data. Indian economy grew at 7.7 percent during January-March quarter of financial year 2017-18 compared to 6.1 percent a year ago, driven by gains in manufacturing and consumer spending. However, the GDP growth for the entire fiscal of 2017-18 was at 6.7%, lower than 7.1 percent in 2016-17. Adding to the optimism, eight infrastructure industries recorded 4.7 percent growth in April helped by healthy performance in segments like coal, natural gas and cement. The growth rate of eight core sectors, which also include fertilisers and steel, was 2.6 percent in April 2017. Besides, a muted show by the greenback against other currencies overseas also supported the rupee uptrend. On the global front, euro edged higher on Friday and looked set to break a six-week losing streak, supported by a drop in Italian bond yields after a revived coalition deal between two anti-establishment parties pulled the country back from snap elections.
Finally, the rupee ended at 67.06, 34 paise stronger from its previous close of 67.40 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 67.37 and 67.00 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 67.18 and for Euro stood at 78.41 on June 01, 2018. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 61.56, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 89.13. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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