Indian rupee after climbing to near three years high in the previous session, enticed some more strength on Wednesday, in tandem with the regional counterparts. Propelled by RBI's higher-than-expected interest rate increase that boosted outlook on portfolio inflows, the local currency prolonged the strength for the second straight session on the expectation that cheaper funds will be routed from outside via ECBs. The local currency was also comforted by the dollar’s weakness overseas for the second consecutive session coupled with the euro gains. However, negative local equities provided a ceiling to the gains of the local unit. On the global front, the dollar sank to a three-month low against a basket of major currencies on Wednesday as markets fretted about the prospect of a U.S. debt default and downgrade.
Finally the rupee ended at 44.08, stronger by 10 paise from its previous close of 44.18 on Tuesday. It touched a high and low of 44.08 and 43.86 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at 43.94 and for Euro it stood at 63.66 on July 27, 2011. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 56.59 and the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 72.1217. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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