Rupee prolong the lull on Monday

08 Aug 2011 Evaluate

Indian rupee extending the previous sessions plunge dipped to a 6 week low on Monday. The blood bath at Dalal Street post global equity sell-off following US rating downgrade that triggered concerns about foreign fund outflows mainly spooked the sentiment for the domestic currency. However, Indian rupee recovered from its lows as the investor confidence got restored post the RBI said that it would ensure adequate rupee and forex liquidity. On the global front, the US dollar fell against the yen and Swiss Franc but was stronger against the euro as investors came to term with the reality of a credit downgrade for the world's biggest economy.  Further, the currency gained some support after the European Central Bank said it would make major purchases of eurozone government bonds.

Finally the rupee ended at 44.97, weaker by 24 paise from its previous close of 44.73/74 on Friday. It touched a high and low of 45.06 and 44.90 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at 44.96 and for Euro it stood at 64.55 on August 08, 2011. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 57.78 and the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 73.9423. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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