Rupee extend its slide for 8th consecutive session ends at 11-week low

11 Aug 2011 Evaluate

Indian rupee extending its slide for 8th straight day ended at 11-week low against dollar as strong demand for the greenback washed out early gains of the Indian currency. The local unit was not able to sustain initial gains due to crashing premiums in the forward market. India is estimated to owe Iran around $4 billion for its oil imports and hence domestic oil firms are seen aggressively buying dollar to make these payments. Meanwhile negative local equities which faced the heat of the European woes also weighed on the local currency. On the global front, the dollar strengthened against yen. However, traders remained jittery with persistent rumors that the Bank of Japan could step in.

Finally the rupee ended at 45.39, weaker by 15 paise from its previous close of 45.24 on Wednesday.It touched a high and low of 45.31 and 45.50. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at 45.27 and for Euro it stood at 64.58 on August 10, 2011. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 59.11 and the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 73.3350. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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