CCEA’s nod to Jet-Etihad’s Rs 5300 crore deal strengthens Rupee

04 Oct 2013 Evaluate

Indian rupee, prolonging previous two consecutive trading sessions’ winning streak, appreciated  to a seven-week high in late morning deals on Friday on continued selling of the US currency by banks and exporters triggered by its weakness overseas. Meanwhile, good foreign capital inflows into equity market also boosted the rupee, which shrugging off weak macro-economic data, added more ground after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), paving the way for the biggest foreign investment in the country's aviation sector, finally gave its nod for $900-million (over Rs 5,300-crore) stake sale deal between Jet Airways and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways on Thursday. On the macro-front, the HSBC Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by Markit, slipped from 47.6 in August to 44.6 in September, it’s weakest since April 2009. Meanwhile, in the global markets the euro held firm within a striking distance of its 2013 peak on Friday, thanks to a flow of encouraging euro zone data at a time when a U.S. government shutdown is keeping the dollar pinned at eight-month lows.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 61.44, stronger by 30 paise from its previous close of 61.74 on Thursday. The currency has touched a high and low of 61.93 and 61.34 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 61.93 and for Euro it stood at 84.23 on October 3, 2013. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 63.43, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 100.4397. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP

October 3, 2013

61.93100.4397

October 1,2013

62.35101.2030
(RBI Reference Rate)

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