Indian rupee ended marginally lower against the American currency on Wednesday, due to fresh dollar demand from banks and importers amid rising crude oil prices. Sentiments remained down-beat with Chief Economic Advisor K V Subramanian’s statement that there is a need to tap foreign capital to accelerate growth from the current level of 7 per cent to 8 per cent. He added that achieving $5-trillion economy by 2024-25 is possible although the goal is slightly stretched. Dollar’s strength against major global currencies overseas also weighed on the local unit. On the global front, euro fell to a one-week low against the dollar on Wednesday, weighed down by expectations of monetary policy easing and investors' preference for the higher-yielding U.S. currency.
Finally, the rupee ended at 68.82, 11 paise weaker from its previous close of 68.71 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 68.89 and 68.69 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 68.56 and for Euro stood at 77.18 on July 16, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 63.45, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 85.76.
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