The Indian rupee gained ground against the U.S. dollar in evening deals on Thursday, after Standard & Poor's raised its GDP forecast of the country.

The agency said that India was the bright spot in Asia-Pacific and that the raise in the country's growth forecasts reflected new official data based on methodological improvements.

S&P's forecast for India for the financial year of 2014 was increased by around 2 percentage points to 7.4 percent, equal to the forecast for China. The economy is expected to grow by 7.9 percent and 8.2 percent in 2015 and 2016, respectively.

The rupee advanced to 61.73 against the greenback, a level not seen since February 9. The next possible resistance for the rupee is seen around the 61.00 zone. At yesterday's close, the pair was worth 61.85.

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