Indian rupee ended weaker against dollar on Monday, on emergence of demand for the greenback from importers. Traders took note of report that foreign portfolio investors (FPI) have invested Rs 1,086 crore on a net basis so far in October in Indian markets, tracking encouraging factors including improved GST collection, acceleration in economic activity and positive global cues. Meanwhile, RBI in its latest data has showed that between 2015-16 and 2019-20, digital payment volumes have grown at a compounded annual growth rate of 55.1 per cent - from 5.93 billion transactions in the year to March 2016 to 34.35 billion transactions in the year to March 2020. On the global front; dollar held near three-week lows on Monday amid optimism about fiscal stimulus in the United States, while the yuan fell after China’s central bank changed its policy on yuan reserves.
Finally, the rupee ended at 73.28, 12 paise weaker from its previous close of 73.16 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 73.31 and 73.06 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 73.21 and for Euro stood 86.20 on October 09, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 69.11, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 94.79.
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