Dollar Bills Being Counted
To accept handouts is, at least initially, inwardly demeaning. You don't feel right about it. You know you can do more. Yet the cry of the Valkyries -- bills -- is demanding. If the choice is help or homelessness, you really have no choice.Reuters

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday fixed the reference rate for the US dollar at 50.0150 rupees and the euro 66.1776 rupees.

The corresponding rates of dollar and euro for the previous day (March 7, 2012) were 50.5733 rupees and 66.4959 rupees respectively.

Based on the reference rate for the US dollar and middle rates of the cross-currency quotes, the exchange rates of British pound as against the rupee is 79.0087 as against 79.5670 on the previous day (March 7, 2012) and that of Japanese yen is 61.31 as against 62.63 the previous day.