Rupee extend gains with a strong start

24 Mar 2014 Evaluate

The Indian rupee has made a strong start, extending the gains of last session on Monday morning. The domestic currency has got further push with the strong start in the local equity markets, which are trading near their all time highs. The continued foreign inflow has been supporting the rupee and since the beginning of this year, the rupee is up by around 2%. In the global markets, the other major currencies have made a lackluster start following a relatively uneventful weekend with the dollar holding onto most of last week's solid gains.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 60.70, stronger by 22 paise from its previous close of 60.92 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 60.92 and 60.65 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 61.04 and for Euro stood at 84.17 on March 21, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 59.64, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 100.8061. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai. 

Date1US$1GBP
March 21, 201461.04100.8061
March 20, 201461.13 101.1718
(RBI-Reference rate)

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