Rupee edges lower due to oil import payments

30 Jan 2012 Evaluate

Indian rupee after concluding the previous session near an 11 week high has edged substantially lower on Monday as uncertainty about a deal to help debt-ridden Greece drove most local equity markets down. Month-end dollar purchases by oil companies for oil import payments have also spooked the sentiment. Meanwhile, euro came off six-week highs against the dollar on Monday, as investors took profits made on its strongest weekly rally in more than a quarter and awaited a debt deal between Greece and its private creditors.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 49.53, weaker by 19 paise from its previous close of 49.34 on Friday. It has touched a high and a low of 49.54 and 49.33 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 49.6480 and for Euro it stood at 65.0492 on January 27, 2012. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 64.45 the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 77.7984. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
January 27, 201249.6477.7984
January 25, 201250.0278.0535
(RBI-Reference Rate)

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