"The large depreciation of the rupee during the course of the year could partly be attributed to frictional forces and partly to the role of expectations in the forex market," the Survey said.
The rupee, which is trading around 59.9 to a US dollar, has stabilised recently, reflecting an overall sense of confidence in the forex market as in other financial markets of a change for better economic prospects.
In August last year the rupee touched a record low of 68.75 to a dollar, after starting to depreciate in the month of May.
The measures taken by the RBI and the government helped the rupee to rebound and subsequently the currency has been range bound and stable in 2013-14.
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"The exchange rate in 2014-15 reflects the same pattern as in the latter half of 2013-14 with a surge in FII flows impacting the foreign exchange and equity markets favourably," the survey said.
For 2013-14 fiscal, the net capital flows was at USD 47.9 billion as against USD 92 billion last year.