Indian rupee appreciated against the American currency on Monday, as fresh sale of the US currency by exporters paced up amid easing crude oil prices. Local currency got support with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s statement that the Centre, in the Budget 2020, has laid the foundation of increasing consumption while ensuring that the government's investment is deployed to build infrastructure leading to a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25. Some support also came with Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey’s statement that a 12 percent growth in tax collections is achievable in the next financial year (FY21) in an economy that is estimated to clock a 10 percent nominal GDP growth. On the global front, dollar edged up against its major rivals on Thursday, as investors expected the U.S. economy to remain resilient to the spread of the coronavirus across the world, with payroll data from last week reinforcing traders' optimism.
The last traded price of rupee was 71.29, 15 paise stronger from its previous close of 71.44 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 71.43 and 71.28 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 71.24 and for Euro stood at 78.22 on February 7, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 64.79, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 92.22.
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