Rupee ends higher on persistent dollar selling

20 Jul 2018 Evaluate

After yesterday's steep losses, Indian rupee gained ground against dollar and ended higher on Friday, on persistent selling of the American currency by exporters. Sentiments turned optimistic with industry body Ficci’s statement that despite short-term challenges, India’s economic growth story remains intact and the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to grow around 7.5% in the current financial year. Adding confidence among investors, Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) new report said that South Asia continues to be the fastest growing sub-region, led by India, whose economy is on track to meet fiscal year 2018 projected growth of 7.3% and further accelerating to 7.6% in 2019, as measures taken to strengthen the banking system and tax reform boost investment. Moreover, dollar's weakness against other currencies in the global market made the local unit stronger. On the global front, dollar was on the defensive against yen and euro on Friday after US President Donald Trump expressed concern about the currency's strength and the Federal Reserve's interest rate increases.

Finally, the rupee ended at 68.83, 22 paise stronger from its previous close of 69.05 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 69.12 and 68.82 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 68.84 and for Euro stood at 80.31 on July 20, 2018. While the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 61.27, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 89.66. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.  

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