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Re rose up to 44.18/$

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Our Banking Bureau Mumbai
Last Updated : Feb 06 2013 | 6:11 AM IST
 
Outlook:
Traders expect the rupee to open at 44.20 against the dollar on Friday
 
Sentiment: Bearish
 
  • The rupee, in a volatile trade, rose up to 44.18 per dollar aided by sizeable flows into the domestic equity market
  • In the forwards segment, premiums edged up tracking the call rates. The six-month premium closed at 2.52 per cent and the 12-month premium ended at 2 per cent.
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    Money market
     
    Sentiment: Bearish
  • Gilt prices plummeted by almost a rupee for the second consecutive day reacting to the unexpected hike in the reverse repo and repo rates by 25 basis points
  • Yield on the actively traded 8.07 per cent 2017 government paper rose to 7.44 per cent as against the previous close of 7.31 per cent
  • Yield on the nine-year paper increased to 7.26 per cent as against the previous close of 7.18 per cent
  • Call rates closed at 7.25 per cent today as banks covered their requirements for two days on the account of the holiday on the Republic Day
  • The RBI mopped up Rs 30 crore through the morning reverse repo auction and infused Rs 19,310 crore
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