The US dollar finished sharply higher against the rupee at 68.83/84 per dollar but the pound sterling ended lower at Rs 87.86/88 at the close of the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market here today.
Following are the Interbank forex and FBIL rates :
(In Rs per unit) Unit
Interbank
FBIL Reference US Dollar
68.83/84
US Dollar 68.9538 Pound Sterling
87.86/88
EURO
78.9985 Euro
78.83/85 Japanese yen (100)
62.03/05 .
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