Indian Rupee down on subdued opening in equity markets

09 Jan 2012 Evaluate

Indian Rupee remains firm against dollar on Monday, on the back of subdued opening in the equity market. The gains posted by the US currency against the euro and other Asian currencies overseas added some more pressure on the rupee. Rupee is largely affected because of global factors and the pressure is expected to continue until there is a durable solution to the sovereign debt problem in Europe. However central bank is expected to take some monetary easing steps in the upcoming policy review. A decline in non-oil imports due to lower economic growth and the already announced steps to boost dollar inflows is likely to strengthen the rupee.

The partially convertible rupee is currently trading at 52.73, weaker by 1 paisa from its previous close of 52.72 on Friday. It has touched a high and a low of 52.85 and 52.71 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 52.7838 and for Euro it stood at 67.4618 on January 6, 2012. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 68.34 and the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 81.7885. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
January 06, 201252.7838 81.7885
January 05, 201252.7882.33
RBI-Reference Rate

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