Rupee appreciates sub ‘62/$’ level; narrower trade deficit data bolsters sentiment

10 Jan 2014 Evaluate

Indian rupee, after opening a bit stronger, has gained more ground on Friday and trading sub psychological ‘62/$’ level on Friday on account of massive gains of local equities after IT bellwether, Infosys commenced the earnings season on optimistic note. Additionally, the local currency also drew some strength from India’s trade deficit data, which contracted to $10.14 billion in December, with exports registering growth of 3.49% to $26.35 billion for the same month. However, some dollar demand from banks and oil importers restricted the further upside of the currency. On the global front, U.S. dollar inched away from a seven-week high on Friday as investors booked some profits ahead of the keenly-awaited U.S. jobs report, while the euro found firmer footing after it was unsettled by dovish comments from the European Central Bank.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 61.92, stronger by 16 paise from its previous close of 62.08 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 62.00 and 61.87 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 62.18 and for Euro stood at 84.49 on January 9, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 59.29, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 102.3126. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
January 9, 201462.18 102.3126
January 8, 201462.24 102.1719
(RBI- Reference Rate)

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