Rupee tailing Asian currencies strengthens on endless stimulus hopes

14 Aug 2014 Evaluate

Indian rupee, after getting a strong start, was trading higher against dollar on Thursday tracking gains in Asian currencies, while hefty profits of local equities also aided the sentiment. Besides, increased dollar selling of American currency by exporters and banks, added to the upbeat milieu for Indian currency, which in previous session of trade lost substantial ground as higher-than-expected jump in CPI and slower growth in factory output hurt sentiment. Meanwhile, Indian currency along with rest of emerging markets currencies, gained ground after a flood of soft economic data led investors to wager on a ceaseless fountain of stimulus from major central banks. An economic contraction in Japan, a shock fall in Chinese loans, a surprisingly dovish turn by the Bank of England and a sluggish reading on U.S. retail sales all combined to make any tightening in policy seem a very distant prospect.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 61.04, stronger by 18 paise from its previous close of 61.22 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 61.12 and 61.01 respectively.  The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 61.24 and for Euro stood at 81.89 on August 13, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 59.91, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 103.0154. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
August 13, 201461.24 103.0154
August 12, 201461.18 102.5578
(RBI-Reference Rate) 

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