Rupee appreciates for second consecutive session on Wednesday

17 Sep 2014 Evaluate

Indian rupee, appreciated for second consecutive session on Wednesday, tracing the strength of other Asian currencies against dollar amidst hopes that Fed would stick to its pledge of keeping rates low. Additionally, recovery of local equity markets after two straight sessions of correction, also added to the positive milieu of Indian currency. Besides, dollar selling by exporters and state run banks also aided the sentiment. Meanwhile, the local unit, in line with other emerging markets' currencies also gained ground on reports that China's central bank was injecting a combined 500 billion yuan ($81.35 billion) of liquidity into the country's top banks to shore up a faltering economy. On the global front, dollar neared six-year highs against the yen on Wednesday as investors awaited fresh clues from the Federal Reserve on when a first hike in U.S. interest rates is likely to come.

Finally the rupee ended at 60.91, stronger by 15 paise from its previous close of 61.06 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 61.02 and 60.88 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 60.95 and for Euro stood at 78.96 on September 17, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 56.87, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 99.3245. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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