Rupee recoils from psychological ‘55/$’ mark on Monday

12 Nov 2012 Evaluate

Indian rupee, although recoiled from its psychological ‘55/$’ mark, still ended weaker against American currency on Monday after data showed the country's trade deficit widened in October, raising concerns about the current account deficit. Indian currency also depreciated to two-month low in intra-day trade tracing local equities, which failed to gather any steam on account of shocking September IIP figures. In signs that the economy is not out of woods, India’s index of industrial production (IIP), a key measure of industrial output witnessed contraction of 0.4 per cent in September 2012. On the global front, euro held steady just above a recent two-month low on Monday after Greece's ruling coalition secured enough votes in parliament to approve a tough 2013 budget.

Finally the rupee ended at 54.89, weaker by 14 paise from its previous close of 54.75 on Friday. It touched a high and low of 55.11 and 54.61 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 54.93 and for Euro it stood at Rs 69.93 on November 12, 2012. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 69.13 the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 87.3835. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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