Rupee bounces back from three-week lows; snaps four consecutive sessions' depreciating streak

03 Sep 2014 Evaluate

Indian rupee was trading with strength on Wednesday after four consecutive sessions of weakness, which had taken the currency near a three week low in previous session. Gains in the domestic share-market was aiding sentiment for the Indian unit, however further uptick was restricted post the release of Service PMI data, which expanded at its weakest rate in three months in August as firms' order books filled up at a slower pace. The HSBC Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by Markit, fell to 50.6 in August from 52.2 in July. Meanwhile, dollar gains against the basket of other major currencies, also capped the gains of local currency. Globally, dollar hovered at 14-month highs against a basket of major currencies on Wednesday, underpinned by stronger-than-expected U.S. data and a resulting rise in Treasury yields.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 60.59, stronger by 10 paise from its previous close of 60.69 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 60.69 and 60.57 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 60.61 and for Euro stood at 79.56 on September 2, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 57.81, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 100.4853. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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