The dollar maintained its surge versus the rupee in both open and interbank market on Wednesday, money experts said. In the interbank market the rupee was down by 10 paisa against dollar for buying at 67.80 and it also shed five paisa for selling at 67.85, they said.
They said that many in the market were anticipating that the rupee may recover but against the expectations, the local currency fell due to year-end-payments. In the third session of the Asian trade, dollar steadied against yen and euro after dipping the previous day after US consumer confidence hit a 16-year low and housing prices suffered a record annual drop. The weak data stirred doubts about the US Federal Reserve's ability to raise interest rates later this year to stem inflation, supporting dollar on Tuesday.
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Open Buying Rs 68.50
Open Selling Rs 68.70
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Buying Rs 67.70
Selling Rs 67.80
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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 10.50 11.90 10.75 11.90 11.26
1-Week 11.25 11.50 11.50 11.75 11.50
2-Week 11.00 11.40 11.25 11.60 11.31
1-Month 11.00 11.30 11.25 11.50 11.26
2-Months 11.25 11.40 11.40 11.50 11.39
3-Months 11.35 11.50 11.50 11.60 11.49
4-Months 11.40 11.50 11.50 11.65 11.51
5-Months 11.45 11.55 11.55 11.65 11.55
6-Months 11.45 11.60 11.55 11.70 11.58
9-Months 11.50 11.60 11.60 11.70 11.60
1-Year 11.50 11.65 11.60 11.80 11.64
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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 12.00 15.00 13.00 16.00 14.00
1-Week 13.00 15.00 14.00 16.00 14.50
2-Week 13.50 15.50 14.00 16.00 14.75
1-Month 13.00 15.00 14.00 16.00 14.50
2-Months 12.50 15.00 13.50 16.00 14.25
3-Months 13.00 14.50 14.00 15.50 14.25
4-Months 13.00 14.50 14.00 15.50 14.25
5-Months 13.75 14.50 14.25 15.50 14.50
6-Months 14.00 14.75 14.50 15.50 14.69
9-Months 14.25 15.00 14.75 16.00 15.00
1-Year 14.50 15.50 15.00 16.00 15.25
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Likewise, the rupee depreciated against pound, which was traded at Rs 134.20 and Rs 134.80 as compared to overnight closing of Rs 133.70 and Rs 134.20 on buying and selling counters, respectively.
The dollar closed at Rs 68.40 (buying) and Rs 68.60 (selling) against Rs 60.30 (buying) and Rs 68.60 (selling) the previous day.
Pound sterling shed 25 paisa against rupee. The pound closed at Rs 134.00 (buying) and Rs 134.50 (selling) against previous closing at Rs 134.25 (buying) and Rs 134.40 (selling). The buying and selling rate of euro remained at Rs 106.00 (buying) and Rs 106.50 (selling).