The rupees closed at 42.90 in comparison to dollar on Thursday, which has been recorded as the highest closing in past eight years. The rupee was grown to 42.84 per dollar and closed at 43.08 on Wednesday in intra-day trade. Treasury (British cabinet that is responsible for economic strategy) cleared that bargainers make short position in the hope that Reserve bank of India would not interfere to limit benefits. The rupees were around the 43.15 for the most part of the day.
According to Traders, expectations of higher inflation in coming weeks were likely to keep the central bank away from the currency market. Forward premia inched up, with the yield on the one-month contract closing at 7.20% (7.13%). In the same way, the yield on the six-month premia ended at 5.41% (5.11%), while that on the one-year premia closed at 4.27% (4.11%).