Rupee weakens on increased demand for US currency from importers

06 Jan 2016 Evaluate

Indian rupee weakened against dollar in early deals on Wednesday on back of increased demand for the US currency from importers. Besides, a lower opening in domestic equities also kept pressure on the domestic unit. Most of the Asian currencies were trading lower against the dollar as Beijing continued guiding the yuan lower and a survey pointed to weakness in China’s services sector. Data released early morning showed China's services PMI fell to a 17-month low of 50.2 in December from 51.2 in November. On the global front, the yen vaulted to a near three-month high against the dollar and multi-month highs versus other currencies on Wednesday as investors sought shelter in low-risk assets after weak economic news from China and a possible nuclear test in North Korea.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 66.73, weaker by 14 paise from its previous close of 66.59 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 66.82 and 66.68 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 66.54 and for Euro stood at 72.03 on January 05, 2016. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 55.71 the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 97.9562. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$ 1GBP
January 05, 201666.541897.9562
January 04, 201666.462397.9455
(RBI-Reference Rate)

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