Tracking stronger regional peers and the dollar's losses versus major currencies Indian rupee is trading firm on Tuesday. Positive rally in the local shares also supported the rupee. However there is a panic dollar buying from oil companies as oil prices have surged beyond expectations at the same time foreign funds have poured more than $11 billion into local equities and debt so far in 2012, indicating bullish view on India. The euro reported modest losses in Asia on Tuesday, retreating from a near three-month peak of $1.3486 set on Friday, after S&P cuts Greece ratings to 'selective default'. Meanwhile employees' strike at state-run banks expected to affect trading volumes in the rupee market today.
The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 49.15, stronger by 8 paise from its previous close of 49.23 on Monday. It has touched a high and a low of 49.21 and 49.15 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 49.0475 and for Euro it stood at Rs 65.8900 on February 27, 2012. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 60.54 the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 77.7795. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
| Date | 1US$ | 1GBP |
February 27, 2012 | 49.05 | 77.7795 |
| February 24, 2012 | 49.07 | 77.1891 |
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