Rupee recovers from record lows amid higher local shares

17 May 2012 Evaluate

Supported by firm local equity markets Indian rupee recovered from yesterday’s record low against American currency because of selling of dollar by banks. Finally, central banks initiatives marginally helped local currency to limit its further fall. Currently rupee facing many hurdles such as trade deficit, inflationary pressure and weak global scenario like Eurozone crisis, because of which rupee is unable to ramp up the advantages of recent decrease in crude oil prices as rupee fall is to counteract it. Meanwhile, euro trades in positive after plunging to a four-month low earlier day.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 54.34, stronger by 16 paise from its previous close of 54.50 on Wednesday. It has touched a high and low of 54.40 and 54.20 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 54.29 and for Euro it stood at Rs 68.87 on May 16, 2012. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 67.57 the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 86.6074. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP

May 16, 2012

54.2986.61

May 15, 2012

53.8486.72
(RBI-reference rate)

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