Rupee trades weak on continued month end dollar demand from importers

26 Sep 2014 Evaluate

Indian rupee, after depreciating to a week low level in previous trading session, lost some ground on Friday as continued month-end dollar demand from importers weighed on the sentiment amidst strength of dollar index which perked up to four years high against basket of other major currencies. Additionally, prevailing caution ahead of RBI’s monetary policy review on September 30, was adding to the pessimistic milieu. On the global front, dollar jumped to new highs on Thursday as investors betting European and American monetary policies are parting ways knocked the euro to an almost two-year low against the U.S. currency.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 61.58, weaker by 24 paise from its previous close of 61.34 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 61.61 and 61.42 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 61.02 and for Euro stood at 77.84 on September 25, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 55.87, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood 99.4272. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
September 25, 201461.02 99.4272
September 24, 201461.02 99.9904

(RBI-Reference Rate)

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