Indian rupee ends weak against dollar on choppy local shares

20 Jan 2012 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended weak for first time in a week on the back of dollars demand from oil importers and choppy equity markets. However, investors turned sharply bullish on most emerging Asian currencies in the last two weeks, especially the Indian rupee. Risk sentiments are boosted with gains in Asian shares and a firmer euro after successful bond sales in Spain and France. Meanwhile, foreign investors have accelerated dollar inflows due to recent measures by the Reserve Bank of India to curb corporate and interbank speculation.

Finally the rupee ended at 50.35, weaker by 10 paise from its previous close of 50.25 on Thursday. It has touched a high and a low of 51.3475 and 50.1700 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 50.3288 and for Euro it stood at 65.3070 on January 20, 2012. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 65.27 and the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 77.9694. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai. 

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