Indian rupee continues positive rally amid volatile trade

18 Jan 2012 Evaluate

Indian rupee continued positive rally on Wednesday amid volatile trade, following euro, with oil buying and choppy domestic shares adding to the pressure. However, strong dollar inflows as global funds seek higher returns in the Asia's third largest economy supported the local currency to a large extend. Foreign investors were buying into debt in a big way and equity in a small way and large ticket NRE (non-resident external) funds are pouring in giving strength to the rupee. Meanwhile government’s measures to raise the ceiling on foreign investment in debt and higher interest rates on deposits by non-resident Indians also helped the rupee.

Finally the rupee ended at 50.39, stronger by 0.41 paise from its previous close of 50.80 on Tuesday. It has touched a high and a low of 50.83 and 50.39 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 50.6655 and for Euro it stood at 64.6314 on January 18, 2012. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 66.07 and the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 77.7209. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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