Snapping 3-day winning streak, Indian rupee ended weaker against the American currency on Friday, as demand for the American unit from importers and banks picked up. Traders remain worried with a report that the government may be staring at higher-than-projected deficit for the current fiscal with country's direct tax revenue expected to fall short by Rs 60,000 to 70,000 crore over the revised target of Rs 12 lakh crore for FY19. As per the report, the direct tax revenue growth is at 12.2 per cent so far as against revised full year aim of 19.8 per cent. The weak trade in the local equity market also adversely impacted local forex trade. However, losses were limited as traders found some support with Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu’s statement that the country’s goods export will touch $330 billion in 2018-19, which will be the highest ever. On the global front, dollar slipped to an eight-day low against the yen on Friday as the region’s equities slid on the back of risk aversion in the broader markets.
Finally, the rupee ended at 70.14, 14 paise weaker from its previous close of 70.00 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 70.22 and 69.81 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 70.10 and for Euro stood at 78.54 on March 8, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 63.13, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 91.79.
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