Rupee scales a fresh two and a half month high on Friday

27 Jan 2012 Evaluate

Indian rupee scaled a fresh two and a half month high on Friday, aided by firm local shares, as demand for riskier assets was spurred by hopes that Greece will soon reach an agreement on restructuring its debt. Greece and its private creditors made progress on Thursday in talks on restructuring its debt, both sides said they will continue negotiating on Friday with the aim of sealing an agreement within a few days. Additionally, consistent dollar inflows and euro’s gains against the U.S. currency overseas supported the rupee. However, developments in Greece would provide directional cues for the local currency going further in the day.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 49.66, stronger by 43 paise from its previous close of 50.09 on Wednesday. It has touched a high and a low of 49.81 and 49.64 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 50.0215 and for Euro it stood at 65.1255 on January 25, 2012. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 64.19 the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 78.0535. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
January 25, 201250.0278.0535
January 24, 201249.9677.7441
(RBI-Reference Rate)

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