Rupee surges to eight months high

26 Mar 2014 Evaluate

Indian rupee extended its unabated bull run for yet another day, surging to it’s over eight months high on Wednesday, supported by dollar selling by exporters and continued foreign fund inflows. The surge in the equity markets equally supported the rupee amid hopes of a stable government after election, capable of reviving economic growth. Rupee once came very close to breach the 60 mark but RBI intervention was reported and was said that the central bank bought dollars via state-run banks to shore up its foreign exchange reserves, preventing the rupee from breaching above the psychological 60 per dollar mark. In the global markets, the pound strengthened for a second day against the euro.

Finally, the rupee ended at 60.16, stronger by 30 paise from its previous close of 60.48 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 60.28 and 60.07 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 60.17 and for Euro stood at 83.09 on March 26, 2014. While, the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 58.81, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 99.3929. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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