The Indian rupee rose against the US dollar

Abhishek Goenka IFA Global

The USDINR pair made a gap down opening at 73.78 levels and traded in the range of 73.62-73.83 with a negative bias and the pair closed at 73.64 levels. The Reserve Bank of India set the reference rate for USDINR at 73.7261 levels. The Indian rupee rose against the US dollar following a surge in domestic benchmark equities. The Indian rupee was also supported by some banks which were said to have sold dollars for foreign fund inflows into Indian companies raising funds via various means.

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Abhishek Goenka

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Mr. Abhishek Goenka is the Founder and CEO of IFA Global. He pilots the IFA Global strategic direction with a focus on relentlessly improving the existing offerings while constantly searching for the next generation of business excellence.

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