Indian rupee ended flat on Thursday amid negative trend in domestic equities. Traders were cautious as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep the key policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5% as expected by market participants. MPC to remain focused on withdrawal of accommodation to ensure that inflation progressively aligns to the target, while supporting growth. Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) & Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) rates unchanged at 6.75% and 6.25% respectively. On the global front, the Japanese Yen fell against all its peers on Thursday after a Bank of Japan official cautioned against expectations for significant interest rate hikes. Bank of Japan (BoJ) Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said it is hard to see rapid interest rate rises, even after it exits its negative interest rate policy (NIRP).
Finally, the rupee ended flat with its previous close of 82.96 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 83.00 and 82.89 respectively.
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