Rupee protracts previous session’s jubilation on Wednesday

02 Jan 2013 Evaluate

Indian rupee protracting previous session’s jubilation, concluded near three weeks high on Wednesday, on account of bolstered risk appetite after ‘fiscal cliff’ drama was resolved by final vote, boosting Indian equity indices, leading to over half a percent gains at D-street. Increased dollar selling by exporters and banks amid sustained foreign capital inflows also supported local unit to an extent. Additionally, euro gains against the dollar also bolstered the sentiment. The euro surged against the dollar on Wednesday as traders flocked to the riskier single currency after the US Congress endorsed the budget deal.

Finally the rupee ended at 54.35, stronger by 33 paise from its previous close of 54.68 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 54.54 and 54.26 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 54.38 and for euro it stood at Rs 72.19 on January 2, 2013. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 62.32, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 88.7574. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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