Rupee recoups some losses; continues to trade near five-month low

08 Aug 2014 Evaluate

Indian rupee, although recouped some of its lost ground, was trading near five-month low on account of geo-political tensions around the globe, which weighed on the risk-appetite of investors combined with concerns of continuation of foreign fund inflows into local debt and equities. Besides, losses of local equity market also weighed on the sentiment. However, further depreciation of currency beyond these levels is unlikely as central bank is expected to step-in to prevent further damage. Globally, euro was on the back-foot early on Friday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi struck a cautious note on the euro zone economy, while lower debt yields pressured the dollar against the yen.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 61.58, weaker by 35 paise from its previous close of 61.23 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 61.74 and 61.55 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 61.41 and for Euro stood at 82.16 on August 07, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 60.04, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 103.4245. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
August 07, 201461.41 103.4245
August 06, 201461.33 103.4370

(RBI-Reference Rate)  

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