Indian rupee ended unchanged compared to its previous close on Thursday. Traders remained wary as Moody's Investors Service lowered its 2019 GDP growth forecast for India to 5.6 per cent as slow employment growth weighed on consumption. It expects economic growth to pick up in 2020 and 2021 to 6.6 per cent and 6.7 per cent respectively, but sees the pace of growth remaining lower than past. However, firm domestic equities supported the domestic currency. Some support also came with Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh’s statement that Indian economy is resilient and there is no cause for apprehension on decline in GDP with a slew of steps directed at boosting it. He added that the government has been undertaking various measures to boost GDP growth. On global front, dollar edged lower on Friday, with global risk appetite boosted by the apparent clearing of two clouds that have been hanging over world markets -- U.S.-China tariffs due on December 15 and Britain’s election.
Finally, the rupee ended unchanged from its previous close of 70.83 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 70.89 and 70.50 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 70.74 and for Euro stood at 78.81 on December 12, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 65.15, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 93.46.
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