Rupee settles significantly higher against dollar

31 Dec 2020 Evaluate

Continuing gaining momentum, Indian rupee ended stronger against dollar on Thursday supported by sustained foreign fund inflows and weakness of the American currency in the overseas market. Sentiments were upbeat with Federation of Indian Exports Organisations (FIEO) President Sharad Kumar Saraf’s statement that the country's exports may reach $290 billion by the end of this fiscal (FY21) as the outbound shipments were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic during the first half of the year. Traders ignored Finance ministry’s latest quarterly report on public debt management stating that the total liabilities of the government increased to Rs 107.04 lakh crore at end of Q2 (July- September) of FY21 from Rs 101.3 lakh crore at end of Q1 (April-June) of FY21. On the global front; dollar was ending 2020 in a downward spiral on Thursday with investors wagering a global economic recovery will suck money into riskier assets even as the U.S. has to borrow ever more to fund its swelling twin deficits.

Finally, the rupee ended at 73.07, 24 paise stronger from its previous close of 73.31 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 73.17 and 73.01 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 73.28, and for Euro stood 89.98 on December 30, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 70.91, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 99.18.

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