THE RUPEE: dollar marginally up

21 Jan, 2010

The rupee failed to come out of the bottom on the local currency market on Wednesday due to slow demand for dollars, dealers said. On the interbank market the rupee shed two paisa versus dollar at 84.62 and 84.67 for buying and selling, they said.
In the third Asian trade euro fell broadly, hitting a five-month low against dollar on concern about Greece's fiscal problems and breaking below a key chart level that could signal a bearish trend for the currency. The euro's slide below its 200-day moving average of around $1.4296 initially gave investors a technical sign to sell the currency, and its break below $1.4250 and then lows of December and September later triggered loss-cutting orders and sparked broad euro-selling, traders said. The euro dropped to a five-month trough versus sterling.


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Buying Rs 84.62
Selling Rs 84.67
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Open Buying Rs.85.50
Open Selling Rs.85.60
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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 11.75 12.25 11.90 12.40 12.08
1-Week 11.60 11.95 11.95 12.10 11.90
2-Week 11.65 12.00 11.95 12.10 11.93
1-Month 11.75 12.00 12.00 12.05 11.95
2-Months 11.75 11.95 11.95 12.05 11.93
3-Months 11.80 11.95 12.00 12.05 11.95
4-Months 11.85 12.00 12.00 12.10 11.99
5-Months 11.85 12.00 12.00 12.10 11.99
6-Months 11.90 12.05 12.05 12.15 12.04
9-Months 11.90 12.05 12.05 12.15 12.04
1-Year 11.95 12.05 12.05 12.15 12.05
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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 11.75 12.30 11.90 12.40 12.09
1-Week 11.90 12.25 12.10 12.30 12.14
2-Week 11.95 12.15 12.10 12.25 12.11
1-Month 12.00 12.15 12.15 12.20 12.13
2-Months 12.00 12.15 12.10 12.25 12.13
3-Months 12.00 12.25 12.15 12.30 12.18
4-Months 12.15 12.25 12.20 12.30 12.23
5-Months 12.15 12.30 12.20 12.35 12.25
6-Months 12.15 12.30 12.25 12.35 12.26
9-Months 12.15 12.40 12.35 12.45 12.34
1-Year 12.25 12.45 12.40 12.50 12.40
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They said that the rupee showed strength against British pound. The pound was traded at Rs 138.30 and Rs 139.20 as compared to Tuesday's Rs 138.50 and Rs 139.50, respectively, they added.
Pound Sterling opened at Rs 138.00 (buying) and Rs 138.10 (selling) against the rate of Rs 137.90 (buying) and Rs 138.00 (selling). British currency did not observe further fluctuation in the last trading hours and closed at Rs 138.00 (buying) and Rs 138.10 (selling).

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