Indian rupee ended significantly higher against dollar on Friday, on persistent selling of the American currency by exporters. Sentiments were upbeat as Rating agency ICRA’s report stated that the Year-on-Year (YoY) contraction in India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (at constant 2011-12 prices) is expected to narrow appreciably to 9.5 percent in the second quarter of the current fiscal (Q2FY21) from 23.9 percent in Q1FY21, as the economy recovered from the lows of the pandemic-induced lockdown. Some support also came with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that the belief in democracy, rule of law and freedom is the strength of the partnership between India and Luxembourg. He also said India-Luxembourg's partnership amid the COVID-19 pandemic can be beneficial for the recovery of both the countries. On the global front; dollar edged up against a basket of currencies, its downward trend was interrupted when U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called an end to some of the Federal Reserve’s pandemic lending.
Finally, the rupee ended at 74.16, 11 paise stronger from its previous close of 74.27 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 74.21 and 74.09 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 74.25, and for Euro stood 87.97 on November 19, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 71.53, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 98.26.
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