MUMBAI, OCT 19: The Indian rupee today ended marginally higher against the American currency at 64.80 on selling of dollars by banks and exporters.
The rupee, which opened higher at 64.77 per dollar as against last Friday’s closing level of 64.81 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market, fell afterwards on dollar demand by importers to 64.85, but recovered on fag-end dollar selling from banks and exporters and ended at 64.80 per dollar, showing a marginal gain of one paise.
The RBI fixed the reference rate for the dollar at 64.8178 and for the euro at 73.7497.
The rupee fell against the pound sterling to finish at 100.32 from 100.16 previously and hardened further against the euro to 73.40 from 73.60.
The domestic currency also firmed up against the Japanese currency to close at 54.20 per 100 yen from 54.45.
