Rupee strengthens for second consecutive session; losses of local equities limit further uptrend

04 Sep 2014 Evaluate

Indian rupee, after appreciating to five week high level in previous trading session, strengthened more on Thursday tracing the gains of other Asian currencies against dollar, though slender losses of local equities restricted further uptrend. Nevertheless, the Indian currency after making a flattish start added lot more ground on the back of sustained foreign funds inflow and increased selling of the American currency by exporters and banks in view of its weakness overseas after reports suggested of Russia and Ukraine agreeing to a ceasefire. On the global front, euro slipped against the dollar on Thursday, hovering near one-year lows hit earlier this week on expectations that the European Central Bank will flag the possibility of more monetary stimulus .

Finally the rupee ended at 60.36, stronger by 12 paise from its previous close of 60.48 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 60.49 and 60.33 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 60.45 and for Euro stood at 79.46 on September 4, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 57.60, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 99.4589. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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