Rupee snaps two consecutive sessions’ losing streak on Thursday

13 Mar 2014 Evaluate

Indian rupee, after snapping two consecutive session’s losing streak at the start of the session, gained some more ground and was trading strong on Thursday on account of good set of macro-economic data, whereby January factory output posted growth for the first time in four months at 0.1% and Retail inflation eased more than expected at a 25-month high of 8.10% in February. Additionally, gains of local equities also aided the sentiment. However, further gains of Indian currency were doused by expectation of central bank keeping rates on hold in April. On the global front, safe-haven currencies the Swiss franc and yen were in favour early in Asia on Thursday, consolidating their overnight gains as worries about the health of the Chinese economy took a toll on risk appetite.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 61.01, stronger by 20 paise from its previous close of 61.21 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 61.03 and 60.91 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 61.09 and for Euro stood at 84.65 on March 12, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 59.39, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 101.5927. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

Date1US$1GBP
March 12, 201461.09 101.5927
March 11, 201460.69 100.9675

(RBI-reference rate)

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