Wednesday 24 August 2011

DAILY BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF: 25.08.2011



THE RUPEE: dollar moves both ways

he rupee moved both ways against dollar on the currency market on Wednesday, dealers said. The rupee recovered another 14 paisa in relation to dollar for buying at 86.77 and gained 15 paisa for selling at 86.81, they said.

INTERBANK MARKET RATES: In the third Asian trade yen came under a bit of pressure after Moody's cut its rating for Japan's government debt, but commodity currencies held firm having gained after manufacturing data in China and Europe were less grim than feared.

Moody's downgraded Japan by a notch to Aa3, blaming large budget deficits and the build-up of debt since the 2009 global recession. Still, such cuts have had scant effect on yields as the vast bulk of Japanese debt is owned by the Japanese themselves.

The dollar was available against the Indian rupee at Rs 45.62, the US currency was trading at 2.9690 versus the Malaysian ringgit and greenback at 6.3884 in terms of the Chinese yuan. Interbank buy/sell rates for taka against dollar on Wednesday: 73.45/73.85 (previous 73.90/74.12). Call Money Rates: 12.00-18.00 percent (previous 8.00-15.00 percent.

OPEN MARKET RATES: The rupee fell versus dollar, losing 10 paisa for buying and selling at 86.60 and 86.80, they added. The rupee, however, gained in relation to euro, rising 16 paisa for buying and selling at Rs 124.74 and Rs 125.24, they said.

Open Buying     Rs 86.60
Open Selling    Rs 86.80

Interbank Closing Rates For Dollar on Tuesday
Buying          Rs.86.77
Selling         Rs.86.81

Repo Rates (Yield p a)
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Tenor       Low Bid   High Bid   Low Offer   High Offer   Average
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Overnight     13.25     13.40       13.40        13.45      13.38
1-Week        13.20     13.30       13.30        13.40      13.30
2-Week        13.10     13.20       13.25        13.35      13.23
1-Month       13.05     13.10       13.20        13.30      13.16
2-Months      13.00     13.10       13.20        13.30      13.15
3-Months      13.00     13.15       13.25        13.30      13.18
4-Months      13.00     13.20       13.25        13.30      13.19
5-Months      13.00     13.20       13.25        13.30      13.19
6-Months      13.05     13.20       13.25        13.30      13.20
9-Months      13.15     13.25       13.35        13.40      13.29
1-Year        13.20     13.30       13.35        13.40      13.31

Call Rates (Yield p a)
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Tenor       Low Bid   High Bid   Low Offer   High Offer   Average
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Overnight     13.25     13.40       13.40        13.45      13.38
1-Week        13.20     13.30       13.35        13.40      13.31
2-Week        13.15     13.25       13.30        13.40      13.28
1-Month       13.10     13.15       13.30        13.35      13.23
2-Months      13.05     13.15       13.30        13.35      13.21
3-Months      13.05     13.15       13.30        13.35      13.21
4-Months      13.00     13.20       13.30        13.35      13.21
5-Months      13.00     13.20       13.30        13.40      13.23
6-Months      13.05     13.20       13.30        13.40      13.24
9-Months      13.15     13.25       13.40        13.40      13.30
1-Year        13.20     13.30       13.40        13.45      13.34

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Mohammed Saleem Mansoori

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