Indian rupee appreciated further against the dollar and was trading near 6 month’s high on Friday, owing to big-ticket reforms approved by the Cabinet on Thursday. Government’s decision to increase diesel prices to set the fiscal house in order also boosted the sentiments and now investors are waiting to see the implementation of those tough decisions. Strong foreign fund inflows after the Cabinet approved 49% foreign direct investment in insurance and pension funds sectors also supported the local unit. Meanwhile, new reforms are expected to give central bank room to reduce borrowing costs, boosting inflows and the rupee. Domestic currency’s gains were also aided by an increase in global risk appetite subsequent to encouraging economic data from the US.
The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 51.68, stronger by 7 paise from its previous close of 51.75 on Thursday. The currency, so far, has touched a high and low of 51.68 and 51.41 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 51.97 and for Euro it stood at Rs 67.1980 on October 4, 2012. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 66.14 the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 83.6754. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
| Date | 1US$ | 1GBP |
October 4, 2012 | 51.97 | 83.6754 |
October 3, 2012 | 52.33 | 84.3004 |
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