Rupee firms up for second consecutive session; strong regional counterpart’s aid

29 Feb 2012 Evaluate

Indian rupee gained strength for second consecutive session on Wednesday as capital inflows picked up ahead of a large share sale in state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. However, surging crude oil prices and their cascading impact on inflation and growth in India, limited the rise in the local currency. Indian rupee also tracing firmer regional counterparts amidst stronger euro snapped the day with gains. On the global front, euro traded close to a three-month high against the dollar on Wednesday ahead of an injection of cheap long-term funds from the European Central Bank.

Finally the rupee ended at 49.02, stronger by 6 paise from its previous close of 49.08 on Tuesday. It touched a high and a low of 49.03 and 48.84 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 48.94 and for Euro it stood at Rs 65.93 on February 29, 2012. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 60.94 the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 77.9529. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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