Rupee fell below 60 mark on dollar's strength

03 Jul 2013 Evaluate

Indian rupee continued its losing streak and slipped below 60 mark against greenback on Wednesday amid heavy dollar demand from banks and importers. Dollar strengthening against other Asian currencies on strong economic data and a lower opening in the domestic equity market also pressurized the local unit. Investors were waiting for the potential intervention from the Reserve Bank of India and government, as they are worried about the possibility that foreign investors will continue to exit domestic markets, adding concerns about the funding of the country's record current account deficit (CAD).

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 60.06, weaker by 39 paise from its previous close of 59.67 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 60.12 and 59.87 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 59.41 and for Euro it stood at Rs 77.61 on July 02, 2013. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 59.53, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 90.3813. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date

1US$

1GBP

July 2, 2013

59.5390.3813

July 1, 2013

59.14 90.0544
(RBI-Reference rate)

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