Rupee trades lower ahead of Railway Budget

26 Feb 2013 Evaluate

Indian rupee depreciated on Tuesday on account of month-end dollar demand from importers. Besides, negative local equities ahead of the Railway Budget also weighed on the sentiment. Most Asian currencies were also trading weaker compared with the dollar. Meanwhile, euro crouched near a six-week low against the dollar while the yen kept some distance from multi-month lows on Tuesday after the spectra of political gridlock in Italy spurred traders to seek refuge in the US and Japanese currencies.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 54.07, weaker by 19 paise from its previous close of 53.88 on Monday. The currency has touched a high and low of 54.09 and 54.00 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 54.04 and for Euro it stood at Rs 71.41 on February 25, 2013. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 57.36, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 81.8026. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date

1US$

1GBP

February 25, 2013

54.0481.8026

February 22, 2013

54.43

83.2026

(RBI-reference rate)

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