Continuing strong recovery momentum for the second straight day, Indian rupee ended considerably stronger against dollar on Friday, on account of selling of American currency by banks and exporters amid softening crude oil prices. Traders took encouragement with finance minister Arun Jaitely’s statement that India’s target of being among the top 50 countries in World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Rankings looks plausible. Investors also took note of report stating that monthly goods and services tax (GST) collections breached the Rs 1-lakh-crore mark for the second time since its launch in July last year for September, giving the Centre some hope that the wide revenue gap against its budget target could be narrowed in the second half of the fiscal. The rise was also supported by the US unit's weakness against some currencies overseas along with strong gains in the local equity markets. On the global front, dollar steadied on Friday ahead of the closely watched U.S. jobs report, after pulling back from 16-month highs in the previous session as investors cautiously moved back into riskier assets.
Finally, the rupee ended at 72.45, Re 1 stronger from its previous close of 73.45 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 73.21 and 72.43 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 72.87 and for Euro stood at 83.22 on November 2, 2018. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 64.47, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 94.75. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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