Rupee cools off from five week’s high level still ends strong

05 Dec 2013 Evaluate

Indian rupee, although cooled off from its five weeks’ high level, but ended quite stronger on Thursday, tailing positive local equities after exit polls predicted a sweep of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in state assembly elections, widely seen as a factor bolstering the chances of victory of BJP government in general election in May. However, the Indian currency surrendered some of its gains as some state run banks reportedly bought dollars on behalf of oil refiners and importers. Additionally, some caution that set-in ahead of US non-farm payrolls data on Friday which could give some cues on the likely timing of the Fed taper, also tempered currency’s gains. Nevertheless, strong dollar selling by foreign banks on hopes of more capital inflows into equity markets amidst partial foreign inflows on account of share sale by the Power Grid Corporation of India, supported sentiment. In the global market, euro rose to trade near a five-week high against the dollar on Thursday as investors positioned for the European Central Bank's to keep interest rates unchanged with rising German yields lending it support.

Finally the rupee ended at 61.77, stronger by 29 paise from its previous close of 62.06 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 61.88 and 61.53 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 61.68 and for Euro stood at 84.06 on December 05, 2013. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 60.44, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 101.0782. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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