Rupee weakens to seven month low on Wednesday

01 Oct 2014 Evaluate

Indian rupee depreciated to its weakest level since March 4 on Wednesday, tracing the losses of local equities which were on the back of disappointing macro-economic data after September Manufacturing PMI data expanded at its weakest pace in nine months, i.e. since December 2013, for the month of September and after India’s fiscal deficit crossed half the budget estimate (BE) for 2014-15 in the first three months of the financial year. The local currency also depreciated as traders unwound positions ahead of holidays and at a time when the greenback was gaining globally since forex markets remain close for trade from Thursday to Monday due to festivals. On the global front, dollar struck a six-year high against the yen and was poised near a two-year peak against the euro, while gathering more bullish impetus on Wednesday as weaker than expected Australian retail sales data sparked selling on Australian dollar.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 61.75, weaker by 10 paise from its previous close of 61.65 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 61.94 and 61.73 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 61.61 and for Euro stood at 78.20 on September 30, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 56.36, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 100.2760. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
September 30, 201461.61 100.2760
September 29, 201461.4299.7272

(RBI-Reference Rate)

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