Greek bail out deal boosts rupee

22 Jul 2011 Evaluate

Indian rupee strengthened substantially on Friday in tandem with euro's surge after eurozone leaders finally struck a bailout deal for Greece, thereby preventing spread of financial instability through the region. Local equities along with regional counterparts giving thumbs up to this, strengthened substantially, thereby aiding the appreciation of the local currency.  Further, dollar weakness in the overseas market comforted the currency. On the global front, the euro rallied to a two-week high against the dollar in Asia on Friday after euro-zone officials gave their financial rescue fund sweeping new powers to solve Greece's debt troubles, easing fears that the country's debt crisis would spread. Meanwhile, the dollar was punished across the board as the encouraging news out of Europe contrasted with confusion over how much progress Washington is making to avoid a U.S. default.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 44.38 stronger by 12 paise from its previous close of 44.50 on Thursday. It has touched a high and low of 44.41 and 44.35 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at 44.43 and for Euro it stood at 63.40 on July 21, 2011. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 56.38 and the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 71.8967. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
July 21,201144.43 71.8967
July 20,201144.46 71.6700
(RBI-Reference Rate)

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