Bernanke’s stimulus comments leds appreciation of Indian Rupee

11 Jul 2013 Evaluate

Indian rupee, extending last two sessions’ winning streak, appreciated on Thursday, tracing triple digit gains of local equity market after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the US economy will continue to need stimulus, thereby boosting the prospect of the flow of funds to emerging markets. Bernanke’s dovish comments, which led to a dollar slump added to the strength of Indian currency. However, the currency pared some of its intra-day gains by the close of the trade after importers rushed in to buy dollar, tracing its weakness in the overseas market. Meanwhile, the dollar extended losses after the Bank of Japan kept its policy on hold even though the outcome was widely expected as traders were nervous after the dollar's slump earlier.

Finally the rupee ended at 59.68, stronger by 46 paise from its previous close of 60.14 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 60.00 and 59.38 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 59.64 and for Euro it stood at Rs 77.98 on July 11, 2013. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 60.40, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 90.1370. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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