Rupee upbeat ahead of RBI’s third bi-monthly monetary policy review

05 Aug 2014 Evaluate

Indian rupee, after making a flat start, recouped substantial ground to trade with strength of Tuesday tailing the gains of local equity markets, which were trading upbeat ahead of RBI’s third bi-monthly monetary policy review, where the central bank is expected to keep rates steady while adopting tougher rhetoric on inflation at its policy review due to growing concerns that disappointing monsoon rains will lead to a surge in food prices. Besides, dollar selling by some corporates, including exporters also was aiding the sentiment. Meanwhile, on the global front, most of the other major currencies traded in narrow ranges on Monday against the U.S. dollar, with prices holding up from last week's recent lows while attention shifts to central bank meetings later in the week.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 60.82, stronger by 11 paise from its previous close of 60.93 on Monday. The currency touched a high and low of 60.99 and 60.80 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 61.01 and for Euro stood at 81.90 on August 04, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 59.41, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 102.6945. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
August 04, 201461.01 102.6945
August 01, 201460.85 102.6861
(RBI-Reference Rate)

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