The euro maintained its surge in the open market on Saturday, crossing the barrier of Rs 86 as it surged in the international market against the dollar, dealers said. The single European currency, picked up 46 paisa in relation to the rupee for buying and selling at Rs 86.06 and Rs 86.16, they said.
The rupee, however, managed to gain five paisa against dollar for buying and selling at Rs 60.65 and Rs 60.70, dealers said. In the New York markets, dollar fell to record lows against euro and a basket of major currencies after economic data supported expectations that Federal Reserve would cut interest rates again to shore up sluggish growth.
Further monetary easing, on top of a half a percentage point reduction in the federal funds rate last week to 4.75 percent, would further erode appeal for dollar-denominated assets.
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Kerb Buying Rs 60.65
Kerb Selling Rs 60.70
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Buying Rs 60.70
Selling Rs 60.72
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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 9.00 9.90 9.25 9.90 9.51
1-Week 9.10 9.25 9.25 9.30 9.23
2-Weeks 9.05 9.20 9.10 9.25 9.15
1-Month 9.10 9.25 9.15 9.30 9.20
2-Months 9.10 9.30 9.20 9.35 9.24
3-Months 9.15 9.30 9.25 9.35 9.26
4-Months 9.15 9.35 9.30 9.40 9.30
5-Months 9.20 9.35 9.30 9.40 9.31
6-Months 9.20 9.40 9.30 9.45 9.34
9-Months 9.25 9.40 9.35 9.50 9.38
1-Year 9.25 9.45 9.35 9.50 9.39
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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 9.25 9.95 9.50 10.00 9.68
1-Week 9.25 9.50 9.50 9.60 9.46
2-Weeks 9.25 9.40 9.30 9.50 9.36
1-Month 9.30 9.50 9.40 9.60 9.45
2-Months 9.30 9.60 9.40 9.70 9.50
3-Months 9.35 9.60 9.40 9.75 9.53
4-Months 9.30 9.70 9.50 9.80 9.58
5-Months 9.40 9.90 9.60 10.00 9.73
6-Months 9.60 10.00 9.75 10.10 9.86
9-Months 9.75 10.10 10.00 10.25 10.03
1-Year 9.90 10.25 10.10 10.40 10.16
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The rupee slipped against pound sterling. The pound's buying rate improved from previous closing of Rs 122.40 to Rs 123.30 and selling rate from Rs 122.70 to Rs 123.60.
The dollar opened at Rs 60.60 (buying) and Rs 60.70 (selling) against same last rate. It did not observe any change in the last trading hours and closed at Rs 60.60 (buying) and Rs 60.70 (selling).
Pound sterling opened at Rs 122.50 (buying) and Rs 122.70 (selling) against same last rate. It did not observe any change in the second session and closed at Rs 122.50 (buying) and Rs 122.70 (selling).