Indian rupee slumped to historic lows, declining for the third consecutive session on Wednesday, on global risk aversion, lacking any further measures to stimulate growth from the US Federal Reserve, sapping the demand of beleaguered currency. Besides this, manifest losses in local equities on the back of worse-than-expected inflation data amidst weaker regional counterparts also spooked the sentiment of currency traders. November’s inflation despite easing from a month earlier came above the street's expectation at 9.11% against 9.73% in October. On the global front, euro slid to an 11-month low against the dollar on Wednesday, as investors speculated that more euro zone countries may be downgraded in the near term given that a quick solution to the region's debt crisis remains elusive.
Finally the rupee ended at 53.72, weaker by 49 paise from its previous close of 53.23 on Tuesday. It has touched a high and low of 54.67 and 53.52 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India's reference rate for the dollar stood at Rs 53.57 and for Euro it stood at 69.89 on December 14, 2011. While, the RBI's reference rate for the Yen stood at 68.75 and the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 82.9747. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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