Rupee ends marginally higher against dollar

08 Jan 2020 Evaluate

Erasing all of its initial losses, Indian rupee ended marginally higher against dollar on Wednesday on selling of dollars by banks and exporters. Traders took some support with the government data on national income showed that the country’s per-capita monthly income is estimated to have risen by 6.8% to Rs 11,254 during 2019-20. Market participants also took note of Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s statement that the government is taking various steps to simplify the taxation system and eliminate harassment of honest taxpayers. However, gains remain capped as anxiety remained among the traders with the first advance estimates released by the Central Statistics Ministry showing that the government has estimated India's GDP growth during fiscal 2019-20 at 5% as compared to 6.8% in the year-ago period. On the global front, pound erased early gains on Wednesday as investors refocused their attention towards Brexit talks and a European Central Bank policymaker said Britain could crash out of the European Union without a deal in place by the end of 2020.

Finally, the rupee ended at 71.70, 12 paise stronger from its previous close of 71.82 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 72.07 and 71.69 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 71.77 and for Euro stood at 80.28 on January 7, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 66.22, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 94.43.

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