In the absence of major demand, the rupee almost held the overnight levels against the dollar and euro on the currency market on Thursday, dealers said. The rupee drifted lower in relation the dollar, falling three-paisa for buying at 95.40 and inched down by one-paisa for selling at 95.45, they said.
In the euro held near a one-month high against the dollar as a fall in Spanish bond yields, strong US housing data and hopes for year-end rebound in China boosted optimism on the global economy. Rising risk sentiment and a subsequent jump in US bond yields also helped to push the dollar to a one-month high against the yen, which has been also under pressure from expectations the Bank of Japan will make new stimulus moves. The dollar was trading against the Indian rupee at Rs 52.94, the US currency was available at 3.0330 in terms of the Malaysian ringgit and the greenback was at Rs 6.2555 against the Chinese yuan. Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Thursday: 81.22-81.23 (previous 81.23-81.23). Call Money Rates: 10.00-10.00 percent (previous 06.25-10.00 percent).

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Open Buying     Rs 95.30
Open Selling    Rs.95.50
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Bid Rate        Rs.95.43
Offer Rate      Rs.95.45
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