Rupee depreciates on bleak macro-economic data; positive local equities restrict further slide

02 Sep 2013 Evaluate

Indian rupee, reacting to weak GDP and factory output data, is trading weak against dollar on Monday. Further, dollar demand from importers and banks against its strength in the overseas markets, is also weighing on the sentiment. On the macro-front, diminishing hopes for a recovery in Asia’s third largest economy, the pace of Indian economic growth for Q1 FY14 slowed down to 4.4 percent on YoY basis, mainly due to the contraction witnessed in the manufacturing and mining & quarrying  sectors. Meanwhile, the HSBC Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), compiled by Markit, which gauges business activity in Indian factories but not its utilities, fell from 50.1 to 48.5 in August. Closer home, positive local equities, however, were restricting the further slide of the currency. On the global front, yen eased against the dollar on Monday, while commodity currencies such as the Australian dollar edged higher in the wake of upbeat Chinese data and worries about an imminent military strike against Syria diminished.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 65.84, weaker by 13 paise from its previous close of 65.71 on Friday. The currency has touched a high and low of 66.30 and 65.70 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 66.57 and for Euro it stood at 88.16 on August 30, 2013. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 67.83, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 103.34. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP

August 30, 2013

66.57 103.34

August 29, 2013

67.70

105.14
(RBI-Reference rate)

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