Rupee trades weak on dollar demand by oil companies

19 Nov 2014 Evaluate

Indian rupee, after making a weak start, continued to depreciate against dollar on sustained dollar purchases by oil companies, which had dragged Indian currency near a month low in previous session though optimism that new stimulus measures in Japan would continue to push foreign investors into emerging markets led to its recovery later. Meanwhile, weakness in most of the Asian currencies along with subdued local equities also weighed on the sentiment. On the global front, yen hit a fresh seven-year low versus the dollar on Wednesday, staying on the defensive after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe decision to postpone a sales tax rise was read as supportive of risk sentiment.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 61.82, weaker by 8 paise from its previous close of 61.74 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 61.88 and 61.78 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 61.80 and for Euro stood at 77.09 on November 18, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 52.97, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 96.7666. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
November 18, 201461.80 96.7666
November 17, 201461.6796.9393

(RBI-Reference Rate)

 

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