Rupee ends substantially weaker along with equities on Monday

04 Jan 2016 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended weaker against dollar on Monday due to increased demand for the American currency from banks and importers, tracking losses in Asian currencies. Besides, weak trade in the local equity market also hit the sentiment. Sentiment remained downbeat after the India’s manufacturing sector output dipped in December to a 28-month low, the first contraction in over two years, as new orders fell sharply and production took a big hit from heavy rains in Chennai, putting pressure on RBI to keep rates low. Furthermore, former Finance Minister, P Chidambaram stated that the government has not been able to fulfill its promises, also weighed on the sentiment. On the global front, yen hit its highest level against the dollar since October on Monday as investors moved into the unit due to rising tensions in the Middle East.

Finally, the rupee ended at 66.62, 48 paise weaker from its previous close of 66.14 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 66.63 and 66.26 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 66.46 and for Euro stood at 72.39 on January 04, 2016. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 55.65 the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 97.9455. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few sselect banks in Mumbai.

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