Rupee hits historic lows of 68/$ on Tuesday

28 Aug 2013 Evaluate

Continuing its inexorable slide for third successive session, Indian rupee after opening the session at 67.06, has now hit historic lows of ‘68/$’. The rupee plunged due to the colossal losses in Indian equity markets on the expected increase in government's subsidy burden following the passage of the food security bill and, uncertainty over a possible US led military strike against Syria. Further, strong month-end demand for the American currency from importers, is also adding fuel to the rupee’s rapid deceleration. However, the Indian currency has pulled back substantially from the perilous ’68.75/$’ on speculated RBI intervention. On the global front, safe haven yen hit a two-week high against the dollar on Wednesday, after posting its biggest rally in more than two months the previous day as investors scrambled for safety amid heightened geopolitical tensions. The United States and its allies are gearing up for a probable military strike against Syria that could happen within days as reprimand for last week's chemical weapons attacks that are blamed on President Bashar al-Assad's government.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 68.15, weaker by Rs 2.03 paise from its previous close of 66.12 on Tuesday. The currency has touched a high and low of 68.75 and 67.06 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 65.66 and for Euro it stood at 87.74 on August 27, 2013. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 66.95, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 102.1983. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP

August 27, 2013

65.66 102.1983

August 26, 2013

64.23

100.01

(RBI-Reference rate)

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