Rupee climbs to two-month high on Thursday; cut in withholding tax on Indian bonds cheers

02 May 2013 Evaluate

Indian rupee, prolonging its appreciating streak for third consecutive session, was trading near two months high level on Thursday, on sustained selling of the US currency by exporters. Cut in withholding tax on Indian bonds to 5% from 20% continued to boost sentiment for the rupee. The government, hoping to attract more funding to bridge its current account deficit and polish its reformist credentials, had cut tax rates for foreign investors on interest income from investments in government and corporate debt. Further, the expectation of at least 25 basis points reduction in repo rate by the central bank in May 3 monetary policy review, also added to the positive of Indian currency. On the global front, dollar remained on the defensive in early Asian trade on Thursday but was off its lows after the US Federal Reserve recommitted to its aggressive stimulus programme.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 53.76, tad stronger from its previous close of 53.80 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 53.77 and 53.67 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 54.21 and for Euro it stood at Rs 70.97 on April 30, 2013. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 55.47, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 84.0015. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date

1US$

1GBP

April 30, 2013

54.21 84.0015

April 29, 2013

54.27 84.2325

(RBI-Reference rate)

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