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 Thursday fixed the reference rate for the US dollar at 49.2895 rupees and the euro 65.5895 rupees.

The corresponding rates of dollar and euro for the previous day (February 8, 2012) were 49.0683 rupees and 65.1526 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 78.0992 as against 78.0873 on the previous day (February 8, 2012) and that of Japanese yen is 63.86 as against 63.6 the previous day.