Rupee depreciates in sync with the regional counterparts for the second consecutive session

03 Aug 2011 Evaluate

Indian rupee eased for the second consecutive session on Wednesday in sync with the regional counterparts, perturbed by the gloomy local equities. Further, dollar demand from oil refiners for settling the payments to Iran also dented the sentiment. However, local currency after depreciating substantially in early trade gained ground by the end of the trade as Sterling rose against the dollar and hit a seven-week trade-weighted high on Wednesday after data unexpectedly showed activity in the UK's dominant services sector grew at its fastest pace in four months. Meanwhile, the euro also gained broadly after the Swiss National Bank announced easing measures to counter the recent sharp appreciation in its currency.

Finally the rupee ended at 44.31, weaker by 4 paise from its previous close of 44.27 on Tuesday. It touched a high and low of 44.40 and 44.28 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at 44.37 and for Euro it stood at 62.87 on August 03, 2011. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 57.50 and the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 72.2054. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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