THE RUPEE: rates move both ways

15 Jan, 2009

Divergent trend was seen on the currency market on Wednesday as the rupee moved both ways in process of trading, market men said. On the interbank market, the rupee shed two paisa against dollar for buying and selling at 79.12 and 79.15, they said. During the third Asian trading, the euro recovered from a one-month low against dollar but remained under pressure as investors braced for a European Central Bank rate cut this week.
The single European currency's gains were limited due to the recent threat of ratings downgrades for some euro-zone countries, with much of the day's recovery merely due to short-covering, traders said. Markets expected European Central Bank (ECB) would cut interest rates on Thursday by 50 basis points from the current 2.5 percent, to help fight the economic downturn.


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Open Buying Rs 78.80
Open Selling Rs 79.30
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Buying Rs 79.12
Selling Rs 79.15
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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 0.50 5.00 1.00 6.00 3.13
1-Week 9.00 10.00 9.50 10.50 9.75
2-Week 11.50 11.75 12.00 12.25 11.88
1-Month 12.00 12.50 12.25 12.75 12.38
2-Months 12.90 13.10 13.10 13.25 13.09
3-Months 13.25 13.75 13.60 13.90 13.63
4-Months 13.25 13.75 13.75 14.00 13.69
5-Months 13.50 13.75 13.75 14.00 13.75
6-Months 13.60 14.00 14.00 14.25 13.96
9-Months 13.90 14.20 14.25 14.50 14.21
1-Year 14.00 14.25 14.30 14.55 14.28
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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 2.00 8.00 3.00 8.50 5.38
1-Week 12.00 13.00 12.50 14.00 12.88
2-Week 12.00 13.50 13.00 14.00 13.13
1-Month 13.00 14.50 14.00 14.50 14.00
2-Months 14.00 15.00 15.00 15.50 14.88
3-Months 14.50 15.50 15.00 16.00 15.25
4-Months 15.00 15.50 15.50 16.00 15.50
5-Months 15.50 16.00 16.00 16.50 16.00
6-Months 15.50 16.50 16.50 17.00 16.38
9-Months 16.00 16.75 16.50 17.00 16.56
1-Year 16.50 16.75 16.75 17.50 16.88
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Likewise, the rupee increased its value against the pound sterling. The pound was traded at Rs 115.50 and Rs 117.00 as compared to Tuesday closing of Rs 116.00 and Rs 118.00 on buying and selling counters, respectively, the currency dealers said.

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