The dollar maintained upward push against the rupee on the currency market on Friday, dealers said. The rupee shed 10 paisa in terms of the US currency for buying and selling at 87.55 and 87.60, they said.
INTERBANK MARKET RATES: In the final Asian trade euro was off a two-month low against dollar but the risk of a break below its July trough is seen rising after a deepening debt crisis forced the European Central Bank to drop its tightening policy bias, a key driver in the euro's rally earlier this year.
The market showed a mostly muted response to US President Barack Obama's $447 billion package on jobs that is made up largely of tax cuts for workers and businesses, amid doubts over whether he can push it through a divided Congress.
"The euro now doesn't have the support of expectations for rising interest rates, which clearly points to the higher possibility that euro will fall below (its July low near) $1.38. In addition, strains on European banks' funding are rising. Given all this, the euro looks likely to fall further," said Minori Uchida, senior analyst at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ.
The yuan closed down against dollar after a weaker mid-point fixing, with the Chinese currency posting its biggest weekly decline since mid-March as the dollar hit a two-month high due to uncertainties in global markets.
But dealers widely expect the yuan will appreciate in the long term as the central bank intends to use the exchange rate to combat high inflation. The dollar was trading at Rs 46.19 versus Indian rupee and the US currency was at 2.9915 in relation to the Malaysian ringgit.
OPEN MARKET RATES: The rupee dropped by 10 paisa against dollar for buying at 87.50 and selling at 87.70, they added. The rupee, however, appreciated by Rs 2.16 versus euro for buying and selling at Rs 120.42 and Rs 120.92, they said.
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Open Buying Rs 87.55
Open Selling Rs 87.60
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Interbank Closing Rates: Interbank Closing Rates For Dollar on Friday.
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Buying Rs 87.50
Selling Rs 87.70
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Repo Rates (Yield p a)
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Tenor Low Bid High Bid Low Offer High Offer Average
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Overnight 13.25 13.40 13.40 13.40 13.36
1-Week 13.15 13.20 13.25 13.30 13.23
2-Week 13.10 13.25 13.25 13.30 13.23
1-Month 13.00 13.20 13.20 13.30 13.18
2-Months 13.00 13.15 13.20 13.30 13.16
3-Months 13.00 13.15 13.25 13.30 13.18
4-Months 13.00 13.20 13.25 13.30 13.19
5-Months 13.00 13.20 13.25 13.30 13.19
6-Months 13.05 13.20 13.25 13.30 13.20
9-Months 13.15 13.25 13.35 13.40 13.29
1-Year 13.20 13.30 13.35 13.40 13.31
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Call Rates (Yield p a)
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Tenor Low Bid High Bid Low Offer High Offer Average
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Overnight 13.25 13.40 13.40 13.45 13.38
1-Week 13.20 13.30 13.30 13.35 13.29
2-Week 13.15 13.30 13.25 13.35 13.26
1-Month 13.05 13.25 13.25 13.35 13.23
2-Months 13.05 13.20 13.30 13.35 13.23
3-Months 13.05 13.20 13.30 13.35 13.23
4-Months 13.10 13.20 13.30 13.35 13.24
5-Months 13.10 13.20 13.30 13.40 13.25
6-Months 13.10 13.20 13.30 13.40 13.25
9-Months 13.15 13.25 13.40 13.40 13.30
1-Year 13.20 13.30 13.40 13.45 13.34
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RUPEE IN LAHORE: The Pak rupee depreciated its worth in relation to the greenback in the local currency markets on Friday.
According to the moneychangers, the greenback opened at Rs 87.50 (buying) and Rs 87.90(selling) against overnight rates of Rs 87.40 and Rs 87.70 on buying and selling sides, respectively. In the wake of fresh buying activity, the dollar moved up and closed at Rs 87.60 and Rs 88.00 on buying and selling counters, respectively. However, some of the dealers quoted buying rate of the greenback as Rs 87.70.
Similarly, the local currency remained weak against the British Pound. The pound was purchased and sold at Rs 140.20 and Rs 141.50 on buying and selling sides, respectively, as against Rs 140.30 and Rs 140.80 of Thursday, the dealers said.
RUPEE IN ISLAMABAD AND RAWALPINDI: The rupee-dollar parity remained unchanged at the open currency markets of Islamabad and Rawalpindi here on Friday.
The dollar opened at Rs 87.05 (buying) and Rs 87.20 (selling) against the last week's rate. It did not observe further change in the second session and closed at Rs 87.05 (buying) and Rs 87.20 (selling).
Pound Sterling opened at Rs 138.45 (buying) and Rs 138.55 (selling) against the overnight value. British currency did not observe further change in the evening session and closed at Rs 138.45 (buying) and Rs 138.55 (selling).
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