Rupee extends two day’s losing streak on dismal set of macro-economic data

13 Dec 2013 Evaluate

Indian rupee, extending its two days’ losing streak, depreciated in early deals on Friday, tailing the slump of local equities after November retail inflation jumped to nine months high level of 11.24% and as October Factory output data contracted by 1.8% against growth figure of 2% in previous month, bolstering hopes that RBI would hike key policy rates by 25 basis points in its upcoming monetary policy meet on December 18. Further, Indian currency, depreciating for third consecutive session slipped past 62/$ level after Reserve Bank of India's Governor Raghuram Rajan underscored that there was not much room to indulge in monetary policy accommodation, given the ascending inflation. Additionally, dollar demand from oil importers also weighed on the sentiment. Besides, dollar's strength against other Asian currencies overseas on speculation the US Federal Reserve may scale back its stimulus programme, also added to the downside of the currency.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 62.14, weaker by 31 paise from its previous close of 61.83 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 62.18 and 62.06 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 61.62 and for Euro stood at 84.98 on December 12, 2013. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 60.03, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 100.8350. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
December 12, 201361.62 100.8350
December 11, 201361.33100.7919

(RBI-Reference Rate)

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