Indian rupee at three months high on dollar inflows

02 Feb 2012 Evaluate

Aided by foreign fund inflows and the bounce back of the euro Indian rupee was strengthened on Thursday to its highest level in three months as risk appetite improved after strong manufacturing data. However euro pulled back from lower levels following data that showed Germany's manufacturing sector grew in January for the first time in four months. Meanwhile, rupee has gained 9.26% in the last two months, largely aided by measures taken by the government and the Reserve Bank to boost inflows. Positive equity markets also supported the local currency.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 49.21, stronger by 7 paise from its previous close of 49.28 on Wednesday. It has touched a high and a low of 49.2500 and 48.9450 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 49.5325 and for Euro it stood at 64.6569 on February 1, 2012. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 65.00 the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 77.9493. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
February 1, 201249.5377.9493
January 31, 201249.6878.1704

(RBI-Reference Rate)

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