Rupee ends flat on Friday

20 Feb 2012 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended flat on Friday as gains from foreign fund inflows on account of signs of euro zone officials soon approving a long-awaited bailout for Greece were offset by strong demand for dollars from oil importers. Oil is India's largest import item and oil refiners are the largest buyers of dollars in the local market. On the other hand, euro hit its highest level against the yen in two and a half months on Friday, hopes that Greece was near securing a second bailout lifted global risk appetite. Trading in the local forex market remains shut on Monday account of Maha Shivaratri.

Finally the rupee ended at 49.29, almost flat from its previous close of 49.30 on Wednesday. It has touched a high and a low of 49.30 and 49.16 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 49.21 and for Euro it stood at Rs 64.5849 on February 17, 2012. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 62.20 the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 77.7513. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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