Indian rupee snaps the year on a steady note amid lower volumes

30 Dec 2011 Evaluate

The rupee ended steady on Friday amid stumpy volume trade on the quarter closing. The rupee suffered a sharp fall in the early session because of dollar demand from oil importers, as oil is India's biggest import item and consequently local refiners are the biggest buyers of dollars in the domestic currency market. Volatile domestic equities also added pressure on the local currency, which is on course for its steepest annual fall since 2008. Central bank is expected to have sold dollars on Wednesday and Thursday to shore-up the currency, so rupee was unlikely to witness sharp fall as RBI is expected to intervene to support the local currency.

Finally the rupee ended at 53.05, stronger by 4 paise from its previous close of 53.09 on Thursday. It has touched a high and a low of 53.3600 and 53.0500 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 53.2660 and for Euro it stood at 68.9005 on December 30, 2011. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 68.68 and the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 82.0989. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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