Rupee depreciates tracing negative local equities; month-end dollar demand weighs

26 Feb 2013 Evaluate

Indian rupee depreciated on Tuesday on the back of sharp losses in the domestic share market, as government announced hike in rail freights, particularly commodities, raising fears of a rise in inflation.  Further, even month-end dollar demand from oil importers amidst mostly negative regional counterparts, weighed on the sentiment of Indian currency. Meanwhile, euro fell to a seven-week low against the dollar on Tuesday as fears mount about political gridlock in Italy that could stall economic reforms there and sour the outlook for the wider euro zone.

Finally the rupee ended at 54.08, weaker by 20 paise from its previous close of 53.88 on Monday. The currency has touched a high and low of 54.21 and 54.00 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 54.06 and for Euro it stood at Rs 70.61 on February 26, 2013. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 58.81, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 82.1537. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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