Rupee trim all its gains post the April IIP number

10 Jun 2011 Evaluate

Indian Rupee slicing its initial gains is trading steady around its previous close on Friday on the back of the weak local shares. In addition wallowing of the euro at one week low has also weighed on the sentiment. However, some selling of dollars by banks and exporters in view of weakness of the American currency in overseas markets has prevented the slide of the domestic unit. On the global front, the euro plunged in the Asian trade as worries about Greece’s debt problems dominated even after the European Central Bank hinted at a July interest rate hike.

Backhome, domestic shares drifted lower post the announcement of IIP numbers which came in at 6.3% versus 13.1% Y-o-Y as per the new series. Meanwhile, under the old series, annual industrial output growth in April came at 4.4% versus 7.3% in March, much below the street expectation of 5.1%.The decline in IIP numbers was due to pressure of high inflation and rising interest rates.

The partially convertible Rupee is currently trading steady at its previous close of 44.73 on Friday. It has touched a high and low of 44.73 and 44.67 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the US dollar stood at 44.72 and for Euro it stood at 65.38 on June 9, 2011. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 55.83 and the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 73.4705. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
June 9, 201144.72 73.4705
June 8, 201144.6173.2786
RBI-Reference rate

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