Indian rupee, continued its upward rally for the fourth straight day and hit two week high level to end at sub 64/$ psychological level on Tuesday after country’s trade deficit narrowed sharply to $10.9 billion for the month of August, aided by double-digit growth of exports for second consecutive session to $26.14 billion. Further, persistent dollar selling by exporters and banks coupled with dream run of local equities also kept the mood upbeat for the Indian currency. Additionally, hopes that Rajan will unveil more market-friendly measures after the Reserve Bank of India, late on Friday, made it easier for it for non-residents to buy shares of listed companies also bolstered the sentiments for Indian currency. Meanwhile, Indian currency also added more ground tailing Euro, which held steady against dollar as risk appetite ticked up after a Russian proposal on Syria raised the chance that a U.S. military strike would be delayed or averted.
Finally the rupee ended at 63.84, stronger by 1.40 paise from its previous close of 65.24 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 64.50 and 63.80 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 64.21 and for Euro it stood at 85.20 on September 10, 2013. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 64.28, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 100.8259. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
MoneyWorks4Me is a SEBI-registered Investment Adviser (IA) dedicated to helping investors build long-term wealth through transparent, research-driven, conflict-free guidance. Founded in 2008, we started our journey as a Research Analyst (RA), providing deep fundamental analysis, intrinsic value insights, and long-term investing frameworks for Indian equities. In 2017, we transitioned to a full-fledged SEBI-registered Investment Adviser, strengthening our commitment to acting as a fiduciary—always putting the investor’s interest first.
To become India’s most trusted, research-powered fiduciary advisory platform—where every investor, regardless of experience, can make calm, confident, and well-reasoned investment decisions.
MoneyWorks4Me ensures this through: