Rupee softens on US Fed’s policy stand

20 Mar 2014 Evaluate

Indian rupee just after a day of good gains turned considerably weak on Thursday against the dollar due to increased demand for the US currency from banks and importers amid weak local equities. Besides increased demand for the greenback from importers and dollar's strength against other currencies overseas after the US Federal Reserve hinted that the central bank could hike interest rates earlier than expected, put pressure on the local unit. In the global market the Indonesian rupiah led losses among emerging Asian currencies, as it is more dependent on foreign equity inflow. While, the Sterling rose from five-week lows against the dollar, with more signs of improvement in the UK jobs market.

Finally, the rupee ended at 61.34, weaker by 38 paise from its previous close of 60.96 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 61.36 and 61.07 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 61.13 and for Euro stood at 84.59 on March 20, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 59.76, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 101.1718. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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