Rupee slips past perilous '64/$’ mark on Monday on gaping CAD concerns

26 Aug 2013 Evaluate

Indian rupee, after witnessing pull-back rally in the previous session, resumed its decline and yet again breached the perilous '64/$’ mark on Monday following weaker offshore rates as sustained foreign selling in equities continued to increase worries about the gaping current account deficit. Further, month-end dollar demand from importers, particularly oil firms, also weighed on the sentiment. Additionally, the Fitch report, which underscored India’s fiscal target getting more challenging also added to the downside of the currency. Nevertheless, the further depreciation of Indian currency was limited on account of dollar’s losses. In the global market, American currency slipped against the yen on Monday, hurt by a dip in U.S. bond yields after disappointing housing data on Friday raised uncertainty about an early withdrawal of stimulus by the Federal Reserve.

Finally the rupee ended at 64.32, weaker by Rs 1.02 paise from its previous close of 63.30 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 64.73 and 63.65 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 64.23 and for Euro it stood at 85.93 on August 26, 2013. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 65.21, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 100.0070. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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