Rupee makes a positive start on fading safty demand

05 Mar 2014 Evaluate

Indian rupee extending its upmove made a positive start on Wednesday morning, though there was not much gain as the traders remained cautious with Russian President Vladimir Putin statement that Moscow reserved the right to use force in Ukraine. Rupee along with other currencies had improved in last session after the safety demand faded with Putin playing down the prospect of a war in Ukraine. Traders are a bit cautious ahead of the HSBC services purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data and Lok Sabha election schedule, to be announced later in the day. On the global front, dollar was trading higher against a basket of major currencies, while the euro was cautious on expectation that the European Central Bank could loosen monetary policy at Thursday's review.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 61.83, stronger by 2 paise from its previous close of 61.85 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 61.91 and 61.81 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 61.90 and for Euro stood at 85.13 on March 4, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 60.84, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 103.2567. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
March 4,201461.90103.2567
March 3,201461.86103.5235
(RBI-Reference rate)

© 2026 The Alchemists Ark Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. MoneyWorks4Me ® is a registered trademark of The Alchemists Ark Pvt. Ltd.

×