Rupee ends marginally higher against dollar

07 May 2019 Evaluate

Rupee resumed its gaining streak after a day of fall and ended marginally higher against US dollar on Tuesday, on account of selling of American currency by banks and exporters. Sentiments remained optimistic with reports that commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu and US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross have agreed to engage regularly at various level. Both sides agreed to deepen economic cooperation and bilateral trade by ensuring greater cooperation amongst stakeholders, including Government, businesses and entrepreneurs. Some support also came with report that Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has refuted media reports pertaining to reduction in numbers of Income Tax Returns (ITR) e-filed during Financial Year (FY) 2018-19 as compared to FY 2017-18. However, gains remained capped impacted by S&P Global Ratings’ latest report stating that goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in India is not likely to reduce the deficits of state governments significantly, amid large and growing expenditure mandates for the social sector as well as capital spending.

Finally, the rupee ended at 69.43, 0.03 paise strong from its previous close of 69.40 on Monday. The currency touched a high and low of 69.46 and 69.29 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 69.30 and for Euro stood at 77.70 on May 7, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 62.59, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 90.97.

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