Erasing prevision drubbing, Indian rupee ended significantly higher against dollar on Friday, on persistent selling of the American currency by exporters. Sentiments got support with SBI Research’s report stated that with record GST collections expected in January at Rs 1.21-1.23 lakh crore, the shortfall in state GST can be narrowed to a minimal Rs 11,000 crore. Ongoing efforts to plug the leakages in GST collection has been bearing fruit since September. However, upside remain limited as IMF's Chief Economist Gita Gopinath stated that it would be damaging for India to start tightening policy support in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the global front, dollar gained and risk-sensitive currencies fell on Friday after an assault on hedge-fund equity short positions in the United States rattled investor confidence and boosted demand for safe-haven currencies.
Finally, the rupee ended at 72.96, 9 paise stronger from its previous close of 73.05 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 73.01 and 72.93 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 73.06, and for Euro stood 88.37 on January 28, 2021. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 70.07, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 99.89.
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