Rupee depreciates on month end dollar demand in holiday truncated week

24 Dec 2014 Evaluate

Indian rupee after making a weak start lost further ground against dollar on Wednesday on account of incremental month end dollar demand and weakness of other Asian currencies against dollar in the holiday truncated week. Additionally, losses of local equities on F&O expiry session also weighed on the sentiment. On the global front, a gauge of dollar climbed to five year high after the economy expanded at fastest pace in more than a decade, supporting the case for Federal Reserve to raise rates.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 63.49, weaker by 20 paise from its previous close of 63.29 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 63.48 and 63.37 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 63.44 and for Euro stood at 77.62 on December 23, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 52.82, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 98.8829. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
December 23, 201463.44 98.8829
December 22, 201463.17 98.8510

(RBI-Reference Rate)

 

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