Rupee depreciates on strong dollar demand; weak macro-economic data weighs too

06 Jan 2014 Evaluate

Indian rupee, which started trade on weak note on Monday, continued to depreciate against dollar on account of weak local equities and strong dollar demand in view of its strength overseas. Further, sentiment also took a hit on the back of weak macro-economic data, which continued to raise doubts about the speed at which the economy will recover from its decade-low pace of growth. Marking sixth consecutive monthly drop in output levels, activity in India's services sector shrank at a faster pace in December as new orders dwindled, surprisingly, despite this firms hired at their fastest pace in five months. The HSBC Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by Markit, fell to 46.7 in December from 47.2 in November. On the global front, the dollar held steady in early Asian trading on Monday, supported by an upbeat outlook on the U.S. economy by outgoing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that fanned expectations of more stimulus reduction from the U.S. central bank.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 62.33, weaker by 17 paise from its previous close of 62.16 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 62.46 and 62.26 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 62.40 and for Euro stood at 85.19 on January 3, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 59.90, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 102.5355. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
January 3, 201462.40102.5355
January 2, 201461.90 102.7418

(RBI- Reference Rate)

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