Indian rupee opened weaker on Friday as dollar demand for oil and defence payments was seen offsetting the positive sentiment after Greek leaders agreed to austerity measures to secure a second bailout. Meanwhile India’s industrial output rose by a slower-than-expected 1.8% in December compared with a year earlier. The figure stood at 8.1% in December 2010. With this IIP numbers investors will get some cues on interest rates and growth.
The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 49.60, weaker by 9 paise from its previous close of 49.51 on Thursday. It has touched a high and a low of 49.72 and 49.56 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 49.2895 and for Euro it stood at 65.5895 on February 9, 2012. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 63.86 the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 78.0992. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
| Date | 1US$ | 1GBP |
| February 9, 2012 | 49.2895 | 78.0992 |
| February 8, 2012 | 49.0683 | 78.0873 |
(RBI-Reference Rate)
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