Rupee cools off from three week highs; trades strong against dollar

02 May 2014 Evaluate

Indian rupee, extending its strength to third consecutive session, was trading higher on the back of a strong opening in the domestic equity market. Besides, dollar selling by exporters and banks and increased capital inflows also aided the sentiment of Indian currency. However, the currency cooled off from three weeks high level scaled in the early deals after local equities pared most of their gains. Sentiment took a hit after India's factory growth showed no sign of acceleration last month as tepid demand restrained output even as price pressures eased. On the macro front, the HSBC Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by Markit was at 51.3 in April, identical with the March level. Meanwhile, globally, dollar struggled to make any headway early on Friday, still languishing near a three-week trough against a basket of major currencies as investors stay on the sidelines ahead of a closely watched US employment report.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 60.23, stronger by 12 paise from its previous close of 60.35 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 60.25 and 60.09 respectively.  The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 60.33 and for Euro stood at 83.30 on April 30, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 58.93, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 101.4515. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
April 30, 201460.33101.4515
April 29, 201460.52 101.7733
(RBI-Reference Rate)

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