Rupee strengthens to seven week high level on Friday; CCEA’s nod to Jet-Eithad deal bolsters sentiment

04 Oct 2013 Evaluate

The Indian rupee, extending previous two consecutive trading sessions’ winning streak, appreciated  to a seven-week high on Friday on continued selling of the US currency by banks and exporters triggered by its weakness overseas. Indian currency shrugging off weak macro-economic data and subdued local equities, strengthened 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) Jet-Eithad deal. Meanwhile, 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. On the global front, the dollar languished near an eight-month low on Friday as the U.S. budget standoff dragged on, heightening fears it could become embroiled in the likely struggle later this month to raise the U.S. borrowing limit.

Finally the rupee ended 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 61.26 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 61.40 and for Euro it stood at 83.67 on October 3, 2013. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 63.25, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 99.2857. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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