Rupee strengthens considerably against US dollar

31 Jan 2020 Evaluate

Indian rupee strengthened considerably against dollar on Friday on increased selling of the American currency by exporters and banks. Sentiments remained positive after the Economic Survey projected a GDP growth rate of 6-6.5 percent for the next fiscal (FY21). The survey also noted that the government is committed to supporting the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector, terming it an important segment of the economy that fosters entrepreneurship and generates employment opportunities at lower capital cost. However, strengthening of the American currency vis-a-vis other currencies overseas along with losses in the domestic equity market restricted the further up move.  On the global front, British Pound has on Friday extended its gains against the world's major currencies following the Bank of England's decision to keep interest rates unchanged and is now set to be the best-performing major currency of January.

Finally, the last traded price of rupee was 71.34, 24 paise stronger from its previous close of 71.58 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 71.52 and 71.28 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 71.47 and for Euro stood at 78.71 on January 30, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 65.62, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 93.02.

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