USDINR

* USDINR trading range for the day is 63.45-64.56.

* Rupee slumped after a central bank deputy governor highlighted growing balance sheet risks for state banks due to their high exposure to government securities.

* Deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said public sector lenders face risks of high interest rate from their large bond holdings.

* India’s December trade deficit widened to its highest in more than three years as higher import bills for gold and crude oil weighed on rising exports.

EURINR

* EURINR trading range for the day is 77.85-78.79.

* Euro gained on the back of optimism about the euro zone’s economic outlook and expectations for the ECB to wind down its massive monetary stimulus.

* The trade surplus in the 19 countries sharing the euro expanded in November to its highest point in eight months, official estimates showed.

* Market participants, however, said they expect the euro to remain on solid footing in the near term.

GBPINR

* GBPINR trading range for the day is 87.56-88.67.

* GBP rose as the dollar weakened broadly and on hopes that other EU members would seek a relatively “soft” Brexit.

* GBP remained supported after Netherlands and Spain were open to a deal for Britain to remain as close as possible to the trading bloc crushed short positions.

* The latest positioning data shows long sterling bets have become bigger in recent days, with net sterling long bets rising to their biggest since mid-September 2014.

JPYINR

* JPYINR trading range for the day is 57.21-58.34.

* JPY gains after Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda offered a positive view on the economy and inflation.

* The BOJ also offered its most optimistic view on regional areas of Japan in nearly a decade in a quarterly report.

* Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso: Recent FX market conditions not an important discussion, no comment on foreign-exchange levels

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