THE RUPEE: Dollar Lower On Interbank Market

Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:59 am

The rupee resisted fall against dollar in interbank market on Friday despite rising demand for the US currency unit, dealers said. In the interbank market, the rupee reversed its slide versus dollar by gaining 10 paisa for buying and selling at 76.50 and 76.55, they said.

The dollar demand is persisting due to higher payments and it seems that the rupee may not be able to come out of the weakness in long term, they said. In the fifth Asian trading yen held steady near a two-year high against euro and stayed firm against other major currencies as investors awaited more news about Lehman Brothers ahead of a long weekend in Japan.

The dollar stayed near a one-year high against euro on fears the global economy, especially outside the United States, would slow down. The yen had slid sharply in late New York trade on Thursday on reports that Lehman Brothers was in talks about a possible sale, with Bank of America or Barclays named as potential suitors.

OPEN MARKET RATES: The rupee fell against dollar, slipping 20 paisa in terms of dollar for buying and selling at 76.70 and 77.00, dealers said. The rupee also came under pressure against euro, dropping 55 paisa for buying at 106.90 and it also lost 70 paisa for selling at Rs 107.05, dealers said.

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Open Buying             Rs 76.70

Open Selling            Rs 77.00

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Interbank Closing Rates: Interbank Closing Rates For Dollar On Friday.

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Buying                Rs 76.50

Selling               Rs 76.55

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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   11.50      11.50      13.00       12.00         17.00

1-Week      11.25      11.70      11.60       12.00         11.64

2-Week      11.25      12.20      12.00       12.30         11.94

1-Month     11.90      12.25      12.20       12.40         12.19

2-Months    12.15      12.40      12.30       12.50         12.34

3-Months    12.25      12.40      12.35       12.50         12.38

4-Months    12.25      12.45      12.40       12.55         12.41

5-Months    12.25      12.50      12.40       12.60         12.44

6-Months    12.30      12.50      12.45       12.60         12.46

9-Months    12.35      12.55      12.50       12.65         12.51

1-Year      12.40      12.60      12.50       12.70         12.55

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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   15.00      13.00      16.00       13.50         19.38

1-Week      12.00      14.50      12.50       15.00         13.50

2-Week      13.00      14.50      13.50       15.00         14.00

1-Month     13.50      14.50      14.00       15.00         14.25

2-Months    13.50      14.50      14.00       15.00         14.25

3-Months    13.50      15.00      14.00       15.50         14.50

4-Months    13.50      15.00      13.75       15.50         14.44

5-Months    13.50      15.25      14.00       15.75         14.63

6-Months    13.50      15.25      14.00       15.75         14.63

9-Months    13.75      15.50      14.50       16.00         14.94

1-Year      13.75      15.50      14.50       16.00         14.94

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RUPEE IN LAHORE: The Pak rupee recovered some of its earlier loss and increased 25 paisa in its value on buying side and 20 paisa on selling side in relation to the greenback in the Lahore currency market on Friday. According to the moneychangers, the dollar witnessed declined in its demand that helped rupee’s appreciation in the local market. At the end of trading, the dollar closed lower at Rs 76.30 and Rs 76.70 against the Thursday closing of Rs 76.55 and Rs 76.90 on buying and selling sides, respectively.

On the contrary, the rupee failed to maintain its position and declined against the British pound. The pound’s buying and selling rate increased to Rs 135.20 and Rs 136.00 as compared to overnight closing of Rs 134.00 and Rs 135.50, respectively.

THE RUPEE: Dollar Lower On Interbank Market

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