Revival of risk taking capacity pumps strength in Indian Rupee

06 Jun 2012 Evaluate

Indian rupee, after ending flat in the previous, gained significant traction to trade with strength against the dollar on Wednesday. Firm trade of the Indian equity markets, amidst sustained buying of dollars, buoyed the sentiment of Indian currency. Further, revival of risk taking capacity, which was apparent across Asian markets currencies, also aided the appreciation of the Indian currency. The local unit derived major impetus from the drive of the common currency, which reclaimed substantial ground on short-covering, after strong growth data from Australia was weighed against Spain’s warning of losing access to credit markets.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at day’s high level of Rs 55.56, stronger by 7 paise from its previous close of 55.63 on Tuesday. The currency after opening at Rs 55.38 touched a low of Rs 55.37. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 55.56 and for Euro it stood at Rs 69.50 on June 5, 2012. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 70.82, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 85.5175. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP

June 5, 2012

55.56 85.5175

June 4, 2012

 55.51 85.2912
(RBI-reference rate)

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