Rupee appreciates post RBI hikes key policy rates by a quarter of points

25 Oct 2011 Evaluate

Indian rupee gained on Tuesday tracing positive local equities, which shot up to day’s high points post RBI in its much anticipated move, raised key policy rates by 25 bps. Post to the rate hike, repo rate (rate at which RBI lends to banks) now stands at 8.50%. Accordingly, the Reverse repo rate stands adjusted at 7.5%.  However, the prevailing caution ahead of the euro zone summit tomorrow, may temper the gains of the Indian currency. On the global front, the euro edged lower on Tuesday but still held near a six-week high hit the previous day, supported by market expectations for European leaders to come up with broad measures to contain the region's debt crisis at a summit due on Wednesday.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 49.66, stronger by 16 paise from its previous close of 49.82 on Monday. It has touched a high and low of 49.76 and 49.65 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at 49.87 and for Euro it stood at 69.52 on October 24, 2011. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 65.37 and the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 79.7294. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
October 24, 201149.87 79.7294
October 21, 201150.06 79.1559
RBI-Reference rate

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