Indian rupee strengthened against US dollar on Wednesday, aided by a sharp fall in global crude oil prices overnight as sell-off in global equity markets raised worries about demand growth and after Saudi Arabia said it could supply more crude quickly if needed. Further, increased dollar selling by banks and exporters and higher opening in the domestic equity markets also helped sentiment. On the global front, the yen relinquished Wednesday’s early gains and weakened as risk appetites returned with Asian equity indices rising, despite trade tensions and weak US corporate earnings.
The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 73.30, stronger by 27 paise from its previous close of 73.57 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 73.3225 and 73.1500 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 73.78 and for Euro stood at 84.47 on October 23, 2018. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 65.62, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 95.55. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
| Date | 1US$ | 1GBP |
| October 23, 2018 | 73.7818 | 95.5568 |
| October 22, 2018 | 73.3025 | 95.9305 |
(Reference Rate)
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