Indian rupee continued trading flat, near its four-week high level on Wednesday tailing the record high levels of local equities, though dollar’s strength limited its uptrend. Indian currency appreciated to four-month high in previous trading session following fresh dollar selling by exporters and sustained investments by foreign funds. Meanwhile, record-run of local equities after two straight session of consolidation ensured that the Indian currency continued to its strong momentum. As per exchange data, FIIs invested a net of Rs 148.22 crore and Rs 634.47 crore in equity and debt markets respectively on Tuesday. On the global front, dollar hit a 13-month peak against a basket of major currencies on Wednesday, with the euro still struggling amid expectations of further policy easing from the European Central Bank.
The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 60.48, little changed from its previous close of 60.44 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 60.50 and 60.43 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 60.49 and for Euro stood at 79.91 on August 26, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 58.24, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 100.3266. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
| Date | 1US$ | 1GBP |
| August 26, 2014 | 60.49 | 100.3266 |
| August 25, 2014 | 60.42 | 100.1155 |
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