Rupee slips to 2 and a 1 /2 year’s low on Friday

11 Nov 2011 Evaluate

Indian rupee, surpassing the psychological 50 mark, is currently trading at its lowest in more than two and a half years on Friday. The sluggish stocks post the release of IIP numbers for the month of September too have kept the outlook for the rupee subdued. India's annual industrial output growth measured by index of industrial production (IIP) with an updated base of 2004-05, contracted sharply to a worse than expected 1.9% pace in September to 163.2, as compared to 160.3 in the month of September 2010. Meanwhile, dollars demand from oil importers is also weighing on the sentiment. The euro inched higher and held above its recent one-month low on Friday; however market players continued to remain skeptical owing to prevailing uncertainty over whether Italy will make progress on fiscal reforms under new leadership.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 50.29, weaker by 11 paise from its previous close of 50.18 on Wednesday. It has touched a high and low of 50.35 and 49.97 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 49.78 and for Euro it stood at 68.81 on November 09, 2011. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 64.16 and the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 80.1051.The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
November 09, 201149.7880.1051
November 08, 201149.38 79.1981
RBI Reference Rate

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