Indian rupee up at two-months high against US currency

18 Jan 2012 Evaluate

The rupee climbed up at two-months high against the American currency on Wednesday amid increased foreign capital inflows. Dollar losses against other currencies in overseas markets mainly provided support to the rupee. However domestic oil companies’ demand for dollar and choppy local shares were restricting the rupee gains. Meanwhile raising import duty on gold expected to slow down imports thus reducing dollar demand and strengthening the rupee. Central bank’s measures helping Indian currency to be best performer in against worst performer in Asia last year, but imports still outstripping exports which can return to haunt the currency.

The partially convertible rupee is currently trading at 50.63, stronger by 17 paise from its previous close of 50.80 on Tuesday. It has touched a high and a low of 50.6350 and 50.5050 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 51.0650 and for Euro it stood at 64.9998 on January 17, 2012. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 66.59 and the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 78.4818. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
January 17, 201251.065078.4818
January 16, 201251.654579.0985
(RBI-Reference Rate)

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