Indian rupee ended marginally higher against dollar on Wednesday, owing to dollar sale by exporters and banks. Traders got some support with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s statement that the new insolvency law, indirect tax regime and demonetization will help drive India’s growth rate and sustain it at 8%. Investors also took note of the government’s data showing that fiscal deficit touched 94.7% of the FY18 estimate at end of August, marginally better than 96.1% at the same point last fiscal. In absolute terms, fiscal deficit at end of August was Rs 5.91 lakh crore. On the global front, dollar was higher on Wednesday, as investors awaited policy cues from the Federal Reserve, which is widely expected to raise interest rates later in the day.
Finally, the rupee ended at 72.62, 7 paise stronger from its previous close of 72.69 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 72.74 and 72.54 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 72.71 and for Euro stood at 85.53 on September 26, 2018. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 64.42, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 95.76. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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