Indian rupee strengthened against the US dollar on the first day of New Year due to some selling in American currency by exporters and banks. Besides, weakness in the greenback against some currencies overseas also supported the domestic currency. However, foreign fund outflows and higher crude oil prices weighed on the local unit and capped the up-move. Foreign funds pulled out Rs 326.87 crore from the capital markets on a net basis, while domestic institutional investors bought shares worth Rs 321.98 crore Monday, provisional data showed. The local currency on Monday signed off the last trading session of 2018 with 18 paise gains at 69.77 per dollar but registered a 9.23 percent dip during the year.
The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 69.69, stronger by 8 paise from its previous close of 69.77 on Monday. The currency touched a high and low of 69.7500 and 69.6200 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 69.79 and for Euro stood at 79.78 on December 31, 2018. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 63.21, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 88.54.
| Date | 1US$ | 1GBP |
| December 31, 2018 | 69.7923 | 88.5488 |
| December 28, 2018 | 69.9786 | 88.6564 |
(Reference Rate)
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