Return of global risk appetite aids rupee in snapping two sessions’ losing streak

01 Dec 2011 Evaluate

Snapping two sessions losing streak, Indian rupee appreciated on Thursday as global efforts to ease the credit squeeze caused by the euro zone worries, revived risk sentiment. Indian currency joining global rally nudged higher after world's six major central banks by providing cheaper dollar funding pumped liquidity into European banks, which besides stoking a rally across equities also uplifted the sentiment of Asian currency. Meanwhile, dollar Index, that measures the performance of the U.S. unit against a basket of six currencies, edged lower on improved risk appetite amidst stronger euro.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 51.67, stronger by 54 paise from its previous close of 52.21 on Wednesday. It has touched a high and low of 51.84 and 51.64 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 52.16 and for Euro it stood at 69.47 on November 30, 2011. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 66.93 and the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 81.2887. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
November 30, 201152.1681.2887
November 29, 201151.93 80.6226
RBI-Reference Rate

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