Rupee ends steady for the second consecutive session on Friday

03 Jun 2011 Evaluate

The Indian rupee ended almost flat for a second straight session on Friday as weak local shares and dollar demand from importers weighed on the sentiment. However, a firmer euro and weak dollar overseas negated the affect thereby aiding the local currency to pare all its losses. On the global front, the euro hovered near a one-month high against the dollar on Friday as investors anticipated weak US jobs data that could signal a protracted soft patch in the world’s biggest economy and weigh further on the US currency. Meanwhile, concerns about a weak US jobs report drove the dollar to a three-week low versus the yen.

Finally the Rupee ended at 44.81; almost steady from its previous close of 44.82 on Thursday. It has touched a high and low of 44.91 and 44.81 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the US dollar stood at 44.85 and for Euro it stood at 64.89 on June 3, 2011. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 55.59 and the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 73.2916. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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