Indian rupee, snapping four consecutive sessions losing streak, appreciated on Friday tailing surge of local equities for fourth straight session after consumer price for January came within market expectation and well below the central bank’s inflation target, bolstering prospects for further interest rate cuts. Data showed consumer prices rose an annual 5.11% compared with a 4.28% gain in December. Besides, dollar sales by exporters and state run banks also aided the sentiment. However, gains of Indian currency were limited on account of industrial production, which rose by just 1.17% in December against 3.9% growth in the previous month. On the global front, dollar was on the defensive on Friday after soft US economic data halted its surge against peers such as the yen and euro, while the market awaited further developments in Greek debt negotiations.
Finally the rupee ended at 62.22, stronger by 8 paise from its previous close of 62.30 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 62.25 and 62.04 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 62.13 and for Euro stood at 71.05 on February 13, 2015. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 52.34, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 95.7764. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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