Early on Friday, as the US dollar fell from its high levels, the Indian rupee rebounded from record lows and strengthened by 7 paise to 83.02 against the greenback. However, a sluggish trend in domestic equities, outflows of foreign funds, and rising crude oil prices hurt the domestic unit, according to currency dealers. The local…
The Indian rupee rose and fell last week but ended unchanged. In the face of dollar inflows, it has outperformed Asian currencies. The RBI shocked the market by announcing a 10% ICRR to curb inflation and eliminate excess liquidity while maintaining the other rate with a “withdrawal of accommodative” policy. Similar to its Asian counterparts,…
In line with declines in Asian currencies and local markets, the Indian rupee dipped slightly versus the US dollar. The local currency was down 0.03 percent from its previous close of 82.72 in the morning session it was trading at 82.74 to the dollar. With the benchmark Sensex and Nifty falling 10 out of 15…
As the dollar became stronger and fresh information heightened worries about China’s economic recovery, copper yesterday saw a 1.1% decline to settle at 729.35, threatening the outlook for base metal demand. While year-to-date copper imports fell by 10.7% to represent a steep decline in demand for industrial inputs, both Chinese imports and exports decreased more…
Due to the rebound in the dollar index and a drop in Asian rivals, the Indian rupee is anticipated to open weaker on Tuesday. The rupee is expected to open Monday at approximately 82.85 to the dollar, down from 82.7425 on Monday, according to non-deliverable forwards. Following the release of the U.S. jobs report, the…
In the week ending July 28, foreign exchange reserves decreased by $3.2 billion to $603.9 billion, according to the most recent information from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). After reaching their greatest level in more than a year during the week ending July 14, reserves have decreased for the second consecutive week. In an…
Along with the decline in Asian currencies, the rupee slightly declined versus the dollar. In the morning session, the local currency was trading at 82.03 per dollar, down 0.11 percent from its previous close of 81.94. The dollar index, which gauges how well the US dollar performs versus a basket of other currencies, was down…
The lowest commodity prices since March 3, improved economic indicators, foreign money inflows, and the Indian rupee all contributed to its best week since that date. The local rupee was helped by the broad-based decline in the value of the dollar following the Fed’s rate-pause announcement. According to the official data, there have been over…
In a light trading session on June 12, the Indian rupee ended with little change against the US dollar as investors awaited important CPI data and US Fed policy. The local currency increased 0.04 percent from its previous close of 82.47 to close at 82.43 for every dollar. The starting price of the currency was…
In spite of a sluggish trend in domestic stocks, the rupee steadied in a small range on Tuesday to conclude the day barely 1 paisa higher at 82.62 (provisional). In anticipation of the RBI’s monetary policy announcement later this week, market participants are alert and the rupee is trading in a limited range. There is…
