Rupee prolongs the weakness for the third consecutive session on Tuesday

08 Nov 2011 Evaluate

Indian rupee prolonged its weakness for the third consecutive session on Tuesday tracing the pessimistic local equities which edged lower ahead of a parliamentary vote in Italy that would show whether Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has enough support to stay in power and implement austerity measures.  The vote in Rome today will test Berlusconi’s majority in parliament and determine if the Italian premier has enough support to stay in power and implement austerity measures. However, dollar demand from oil importers in light of its strength overseas coupled with weakness of the regional counterparts also weighed on the Indian currency. On the Global front, the euro fell for a third day ahead of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi facing a budget vote amid pressure to quit and a surge in borrowing costs, stoking concern the region’s debt crisis is spreading.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 49.35, weaker by 14 paise from its previous close of 49.21 on Friday. It has touched a high and low of 49.38 and 49.19 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 49.08 and for Euro it stood at 67.79 on November 04, 2011. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 62.85 and the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 78.6522. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$!GBP
November 04, 201149.08 78.6522
November 02, 201149.25 78.7348

RBI-Reference Rate

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