Indian rupee strengthened against the US dollar for third day in a row on Thursday, as bankers and exporters took to selling of American currency. Market participants took some support with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman’s statement that the government is keeping a close watch on the impact of coronavirus outbreak on the Indian economy and various options are being gauged at various levels. The US dollar's weakness against its key rivals overseas also strengthened forex market sentiment. However, gains remain capped as anxiety remained among the traders with a private report that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth will stay flat at 4.5 per cent in the October-December 2019. It also said that India faces the risk of getting impacted by coronavirus epidemic economically because of its high reliance on Chinese imports for various goods. On the global front, dollar fell on Thursday as Treasury yields continued to plumb new lows and investors bet the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates to offset the impact of a spreading coronavirus.
The last traded price of rupee was 71.58, 7 paise stronger from its previous close of 71.65 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 71.69 and 71.55 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 71.72 and for Euro stood at 77.97 on February 26, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 64.97, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 93.16.
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