Rupee rises for 3rd straight day

06 Feb 2020 Evaluate

Indian rupee rose for the third straight day against dollar on Thursday, amid fresh selling of the American currency by exporters and banks. Traders took support as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), for the second straight time, kept its key policy rate unchanged at 5.15 percent, maintaining its accommodative policy stance as long as it was necessary to revive growth. Moreover, the RBI also pegged the GDP growth for the financial year 2020-21 (FY21) at 6 percent and in the range of 5.5-6.0 percent in the first half of the next fiscal. Positive trend in domestic equities and foreign fund inflows supported the local unit, but rising crude oil prices and strengthening of the US dollar weighed on the domestic currency. On the global front, British Pound came under pressure against the euro, dollar and other major currencies in the wake of headlines showing the EU would seek to impose tougher financial regulations on the City of London in upcoming trade negotiations.

The last traded price of rupee was 71.19, 6 paise stronger from its previous close of 71.25 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 71.30 and 71.11 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 71.26 and for Euro stood at 78.65 on February 5, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 65.12, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at  92.77.

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