Rupee recoups early losses; trades strong on positive local equities

19 May 2015 Evaluate

Indian rupee, after making a weak start, recouped all its early losses and was trading strong against dollar on Tuesday on the back of gains of local equities, while dollar sales from exporters and banks in view of weakness of American currency overseas also weighed on the sentiment. Meanwhile, reports suggesting government optimism over rating upgrade from other credit rating agency by the year end also buoyed the sentiment of local currency. On the global front, dollar held firm on Tuesday in the wake of a rise in US bond yields and as the euro came under renewed pressure on persistent worries that Greece may miss debt repayments next month.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 63.63, stronger by 9 paise from its previous close of 63.72 on Monday. The currency touched a high and low of 63.80 and 63.63 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 63.55 and for Euro stood at 72.67 on May 18, 2015. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 53.12, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 99.8629. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
May 18, 201563.55  99.8629
May 15, 201563.57 100.2956

(RBI-Reference Rate)

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