Rupee appreciates against dollar on Friday

23 Aug 2019 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended higher against the American currency on Friday, as fresh sale of the US currency by exporters paced up. That apart, the rupee derived its strength from strong gains in the local equity markets. Local currency got some support with Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar’s statement that the government is considering a number of measures which will be taken at an appropriate time to deal with financial stress and unleash animal spirit in the economy. However, gains remain capped as credit rating agency ICRA estimated that India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth may ease to 5.5-6 percent in the first quarter (April-June) of the fiscal year 2019-20, amid a slowdown in the expansion of industry and agriculture. On the global front, euro fell to three-week lows on Friday as rising U.S. bond yields boosted the dollar before a speech by the head of the Federal Reserve, which some investors believe will see him signal reluctance to embark on a long rate-cut cycle.

Finally, the rupee ended at 71.66, 15 paise stronger from its previous close of 71.81 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 72.05 and 71.58 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 71.70 and for Euro stood at 79.42 on August 22, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 67.44, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 86.91.

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