Rupee ends stronger against dollar

26 Jul 2019 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended stronger against dollar on Friday, due to increased selling of the American currency by exporters and banks. Local investors cheered with Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant’s statement that India was pursuing a policy of import substitution so far, and in future, the country's policy will essentially focus on export-led growth. He said India has huge potential to become a global manufacturing hub for electronics products. Some relief also came with the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) payroll data report that around 12.66 lakh jobs were created in May, a tad higher than 11.15 lakh jobs in April this year. However, dollar’s strength against major global currencies overseas restricted the local unit’s further up move. On the global front, dollar held near two-month highs on Friday and looked set for a second straight weekly gain, as the market awaited U.S. gross domestic product numbers for the second quarter.

Finally, the rupee ended at 68.89, 15 paise stronger from its previous close of 69.04 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 69.14 and 68.85 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 68.99 and for Euro stood at 76.81 on July 25, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 63.81, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 86.07.

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