Indian rupee settles higher against dollar

18 Feb 2021 Evaluate

Erasing previous session losses, Indian rupee ended significantly higher against dollar on Thursday, on selling of the American currency by exporters. Traders took solace with S&P Global Ratings’ latest report stating that India will be one of the fastest growing emerging market economies with a 10 percent growth in FY22, and future sovereign rating action would hinge on lowering fiscal deficit and sustaining debt burden. Additional support also came as Global forecasting firm Oxford Economics revised India's economic growth projection for 2021 to 10.2 per cent from the earlier 8.8 per cent, citing receding COVID-19 risks and the shift in the monetary policy outlook. However, lackluster trade in Indian equity markets capped rupee's gain. On the global front, pound edged higher against both the euro and the dollar on Thursday, reaching its highest in almost a year against the single currency, amid expectations of a faster economic recovery in Britain thanks to its successful COVID-19 vaccinations.

Finally, the rupee ended at 72.65, 9 paise stronger from its previous close of 72.74 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 72.78 and 72.65 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 72.83, and for Euro stood 88.05 on February 17, 2021. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 68.77, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 101.14.

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