Indian rupee recovers on lower demand for the American currency from importers

27 Aug 2015 Evaluate

The rupee recovered against dollar in early trade on Thursday due to decline in American currency demand from importers. Besides, selling of the American currency by exporters and banks amid weakness in the dollar against other currencies and strong opening of the domestic equity markets also supported the rupee. Furthermore, the currency was boosted after the Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said he was not in favour of depreciating the rupee and joining a global wave of monetary measures that have weakened currencies. The rupee also appreciated after Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley, a close ally of Fed Chair Janet Yellen, told that a September rate hike is looking less compelling than a few weeks ago given the downside risks that international developments could pose to US economic growth. On the global front, the yen nursed broad losses early on Thursday as demand for the safe-haven currency dropped after an abrupt turnaround in risk appetite saw Wall Street post its biggest one-day gain in four years.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 66.04, stronger by 10 paise from its previous close of 66.14 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 66.07 and 65.86 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 66.16 and for Euro stood at 75.88 on August 26, 2015. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 55.28, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 103.8794. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date 1US$1GBP
August 26, 201566.1610103.8794
August 25, 201566.7090 105.1000

(RBI-Reference Rate)

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