Because the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to intervene, market participants anticipate a slight devaluation of the rupee, which will prevent the FX market from experiencing extreme volatility. By the end of December, the rupee should be trading around 84.50 to the US dollar. Tuesday saw it fall to a new low of…
The rupee’s ongoing depreciation is mainly due to a strengthening dollar and selling by foreign investors. As the currency continued to decline, it reached a fresh closing low of 84.40 against the US dollar. The rupee settled at 84.40 after ranging from a high of 84.38 to a low of 84.41 during the day. According…
As the greenback remained strong, the rupee declined and ended Monday at a new record low. The pressure on the rupee is expected to persist until the markets gain clarification on the policies that the Trump administration will implement, as the dollar index remains close to its four-month high of 105.05 and US Treasury yields…
Since the Reserve Bank of India intervened to stop speculative trading, the once-thriving currency derivatives markets are in terminal decline, with volumes falling by about 98% in less than six months and the majority of dealers moving to offshore exchanges. The average daily turnover for currency futures and options on the National Stock Exchange (NSE)…
On Friday, the rupee dropped 5 paise to an all-time low of 84.37 against the US dollar, fueled by ongoing outflows of foreign funds and a weak trend in domestic stocks. According to Forex dealers who spoke to PTI, the US Federal Reserve’s recent move to lower interest rates implies a change in the global…
As the dollar is expected to strengthen in the upcoming months due to Donald Trump’s election, the rupee fell to a record low on Thursday. The rupee fell to 84.2950, inching past the previous all-time low of 84.28, which was reached on Wednesday. Analysts predicted that the fear of tariffs would weaken the euro and…
As the U.S. dollar surged due to the early results of the presidential election, the Indian rupee fell to its lowest level ever on Wednesday, forcing the central bank to step in. The rupee dropped almost 0.1% from Tuesday’s closing to 84.1950 versus the US dollar. However, other Asian currencies did far worse, falling 1%…
Copper prices fell -0.91% to settle at 814.8, driven by a stronger dollar that touched levels near 103.8, dampening hopes for a quick cut in interest rates by the Federal Reserve. Although China’s central bank cut benchmark lending rates to record lows, one- and five-year lending prime rates were cut by 25 basis points to…
On October 11, worries over the recent spike in oil prices and the withdrawal of foreign capital from the country’s equities markets caused the Indian rupee to fall to a record low vs the US dollar. At the latest quote, the rupee was trading at 84.05. It had fallen as low as 84.0525 against the…
The rupee held below the $84 level on Friday, following a two-month low on Thursday, as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased its intervention in the foreign exchange market to halt the depreciation. After closing nearly unchanged against the dollar on Thursday at 83.9750, the rupee fell to 83.9688 on Friday. Market players think…
