Rupee erases early gains on increased dollar demand

23 Jul 2013 Evaluate

Following a higher opening Indian rupee has pared some gains and was trading almost flat though in positive territory, in the late morning session on Tuesday. Increasing dollar demand from banks and importers for month end payments capped all the rupee gains. However, positive domestic equity markets and a weak dollar against euro and yen overseas after poor US housing data, which raised the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will keep its stimulus program in place for some time, supported the rupee. Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of India’s move to tighten gold imports by making them dependent on export volumes with an eye to reducing a record current account deficit also pressurized the currency.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 59.71, stronger by 2 paise from its previous close of 59.73 on Monday. The currency has touched a high and low of 59.75 and 59.51 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 59.40 and for Euro it stood at Rs 78.11 on July 22, 2013. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 59.37, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 90.7398. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date

1US$

1GBP

July 22, 2013

59.40 90.7398

July 19, 2013

59.7991.0319
(RBI-Reference rate)

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