Rupee continues upward momentum for fourth straight session

10 Jan 2020 Evaluate

Indian rupee continued its upward momentum for the fourth day on Friday on persistent selling of the American currency by exporters. Sentiments got up-beat with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that fundamentals of the Indian economy are strong and it has the capacity to bounce back. Adding to the optimism, the Commerce and Industry Ministry examined revamping of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy to meet the global challenges being faced by Indian exporters. It has also discussed ways for implementation of the remaining recommendations of Baba Kalyani report on SEZ to facilitate ease of doing business in the present global market scenario. However, there was some cautiousness too ahead of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data for November due out later in the day. On the global front, U.S. dollar rose on Friday, as dissipating geopolitical tension prompted investors to buy riskier currencies.

Finally, the rupee ended at 70.94, 27 paise stronger from its previous close of 71.21 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 71.25 and 70.86 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 71.42 and for Euro stood at 79.37 on January 9, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 65.36, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 93.65.

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