Due to a sharp rise in the value of gold reserves, India’s foreign exchange reserves increased $5.543 billion to $692.576 billion during the week ending November 14, the RBI reported on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the total reserves had decreased by $2.699 billion to $687.034 billion. According to figures issued on Friday, foreign…
The presence of state-run banks curbed weakening in the local currency. Still, consistent interbank dollar bids dampened positive signals from increased risk appetite worldwide, causing the Indian rupee to move in a narrow band on Monday. The rupee was almost steady from its finish of 88.66 in the previous session, closing at 88.6750 against the…
Traders indicated that the RBI is believed to have sold between $3 billion and $5 billion in both spot and non-deliverable forward markets on Wednesday to support the rupee, marking its most extensive intervention in several months. Estimates were provided by seven traders from various private, public, and foreign banks, with two of them citing…
Amid a global risk-off mood, the rupee tracked the broad strength of the US currency and sank 5 paise to 88.77 against the dollar in early Monday’s trading. The rupee is hovering close to its all-time closing low level, according to forex dealers, as the RBI keeps an eye on the dollar-rupee pair’s decline towards…
Due to a sharp increase in the cost of the US H-1B visa, which is predicted to have a significant negative impact on Indian IT services exports, the rupee fell 47 paise to reach an all-time low of 88.75 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday. Forex dealers reported that as market participants examined the…
The price of two common precious metals, gold and silver, is trying to bounce back from a sharp decline last week. The world’s instability and declining dollar have increased demand for safe-haven assets like gold and silver. While silver prices increased 1% to about $32.40 an ounce on Monday, gold prices in India increased by…
The rupee is doing well. The currency has broken over the psychologically significant 84/$ levels and is up almost 1% daily. These levels were last observed in June 2024. With Donald Trump’s victory in the November 2024 US presidential election, the currency has now erased all losses. Strong dollar inflows and short-covering are being cited…
The rupee has reached a peak of 84.78 to the dollar. New geopolitical concerns and rising demand for the US dollar combined to put pressure on the local currency, causing it to reach its highest level since the start of 2025. According to forex traders, the rupee’s decline is the result of a risk-off mentality…
As foreign portfolio inflows into Indian stocks increased and the dollar continued to be defensive due to worries about the impact of tariffs on the largest economy in the world, the Indian rupee strengthened on Thursday to record its best weekly performance in a month. The rupee climbed from its previous session’s close of 85.6775…
On Monday, the rupee saw its biggest one-day drop since January 12, plunging 61 paise, or 0.71%, to settle at 85.8425 versus the dollar. The decline occurred when US President Donald Trump’s expansive tariff proposals rocked the world’s financial markets, sending Asian stocks and currencies down. The rupee is affected by a growing trade war…
