Rupee strengthens against US currency

19 Jul 2012 Evaluate

Supported by firm local shares, Indian rupee appreciated against dollar amid dollar selling by banks and exporters. Dollar weakness other currencies overseas also supported rupee to gain strength. However dollar demand by some importers limited local currency’s gains. Meanwhile, euro remained steady on Thursday but under pressure after reported comments by German Chancellor Angela Merkel rekindled fears about the euro zone debt crisis, to the benefit of the safe-haven yen.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 55.40, stronger by 10 paise from its previous close of 55.50 on Wednesday. It has touched a high and low of 55.45 and 55.27 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 55.33 and for Euro it stood at Rs 67.9540 on July 18, 2012. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 70.05, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 86.5510. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP

July 18, 2012

55.33 86.5510

July 17, 2012

55.14  86.2972
(RBI-reference rate)

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