Rupee nudges higher amidst speculative RBI intervention for the second consecutive session

24 Nov 2011 Evaluate

Indian rupee nudged higher on Thursday as companies continued selling of dollars amidst speculation of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) intervention in the currency markets for the second consecutive session following the currency's slide to a historic low level. Appreciation to the partially convertible currency also came following the recuperation in local equities post weekly inflation fell sharply to single digit at 9.01% for the week ended November 12 even as compared to 10.63% in the previous week. However, traders which pruned their long dollar positions after the central bank raised the ceiling on interest rates for deposits by non-resident Indians, amidst relaxed rules on overseas borrowing by firms, also aided the sentiment. On the global front, the euro wallowed at seven-week troughs against the dollar in Asian trade, having suffered a steep fall after a 'disastrous' German bond sale fuelled fears the region's debt crisis was beginning to threaten even Europe's biggest economy.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 52.20, stronger by 15 paise from its previous close of 52.35 on Wednesday. It has touched a high and low of 52.37 and 52.10 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 52.10 and for Euro it stood at 70.07 on November 23, 2011. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 67.61 and the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 81.3028. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
November 23, 201152.1081.3028
November 22, 201152.7082.4436
RBI Reference Rate

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