Rupee breaches 65/$ mark, manages to trim some losses by the end

22 Aug 2013 Evaluate

Indian rupee in its record breaking spree breached another crucial psychological level of 65/$ in intraday trade on Thursday. It was not only the domestic currency, but mayhem across all the emerging market currencies after minutes of the Federal Reserve's last meeting indicated that the US central bank could cut its stimulus as early as September. Indian rupee made a weak start and kept depreciating, touching the low of 65.65/$ at one point of the day. It was the biggest intraday fall of the rupee in last four years. However, with the central bank suspected intervention the currency recovered, there was report of dollar selling by banks and exporters that helped the rupee recoup substantial losses by the end.On the global front the dollar extended its gains against a basket of major currencies on reports that activity in China's manufacturing sector hit a four-month high in August. The greenback also inched higher versus the euro.

Finally the rupee ended at 64.60, weaker by 58 paise from its previous close of 64.02 on Wednesday. The currency has touched a high and low of 65.65 and 64.40 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 65.42 and for Euro it stood at 87.31 on August 22, 2013. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 66.62, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 102.0955. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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