Indian rupee trimmed most of its early gains but somehow managed to end higher against the American currency on Monday, amid sustained selling of the American currency by exporters and banks. Sentiments remained positive with Finance minister Arun Jaitley expressing confidence of meeting the fiscal deficit target of 3.3% of GDP for the current financial year (FY19) despite revenue loss on account of reduction in GST rates. Besides, a weak dollar against some currencies overseas also supported the gain in rupee. However, gains were capped as anxiety spread among the traders with Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) data report showing the country’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $613.9 million to $393.12 billion in the week to December 14, due to fall in foreign currency assets. In the reporting week, foreign currency assets, a major component of the overall reserves, dropped by $631.6 million to $367.86 billion. On the global front, euro and Japanese yen gained on Monday as concerns about a partial US government shutdown weighed on investor sentiment and the dollar, although Chinese plans to cut tariffs on a range of goods helped to lift the mood.
Finally, the rupee ended at 70.14, 4 paise stronger from its previous close of 70.18 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 70.29 and 69.88 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 70.17 and for Euro stood at 79.88 on December 24, 2018. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 63.16, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 88.87.
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