Indian rupee appreciated 28 paise to 79.25 against the U.S. dollar in opening trade on Tuesday, tracking the dollar’s decline versus its major peers and foreign fund inflows. At the interbank foreign exchange, the local unit struck 79.25 in initial deals after starting at 79.30 against the dollar, gaining 28 paise from its previous close….
On the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) in the morning, gold contracts were trading 0.2% down at Rs 50,427 for 10 grams while silver prices were up 0.3% at Rs 55,213 for a kg. Spot gold prices increased globally by 0.1% to $1,717.17 per ounce. At $1,728,70, U.S. gold futures were unchanged. A key U.S. inflation reading…
India’s economic growth is accelerating, and after increasing until April 2022, inflation has declined. Mid-September 2022’s monthly macroeconomic data releases are anticipated to continue most of these tendencies world economy is presently experiencing a significant slowdown in growth. Nevertheless, despite some initial signs of a slowdown, average global inflation is still very nearly at its…
Copper futures increased by almost 4% on Thursday. With the gains, copper is now on track to post a weekly rise of more than 4%. The mine’s 44-day strike in 2017 caused a serious shortage of copper, which in turn drove up prices. On Friday, copper futures were unchanged. Copper prices were poised for a…
India’s demand for petroleum products like petrol and diesel will grow by 7.73% in 2022, the fastest speed in the world, an OPEC report said, India’s demand for oil products is projected to rise from 4.77 million barrels per day (BPD) in 2021 to 5.14 million BPD in 2022, OPEC said in its monthly oil…
The Reserve Bank of India on Friday raised the repo rate by 50 basis points, the third straight increase since May in an effort to cool rigid high inflation and defend the rupee. The repurchase rate was raised by 50 basis points to lift the interest rate to the pre-pandemic level. The 5.40% repo rate was last…
Natural rubber prices have declined in the Kottayam market,the trade centre, over the past couple of days largely on global cues and partly due to the unusually weak South-West monsoon in Kerala. The near absence of rains is helping uninterrupted harvesting. Nearly 70% of India’s natural rubber supply comes from Kerala. As per the usual…
Producers’ inflation based on the wholesale price index (WPI) raised to a 30 year high of 15.9% in May, driven by an across the board rise in prices led by crude petroleum, metals and food products. The print for April was 15.1% and was 13.11% in May 2021. In contrast, retail inflation in May, based…
The Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee (MPC) in its June meeting raised the repo rate for a second straight month and stated that it would now focus on withdrawal of accommodation while dropping all mention of an accommodative stance from its script. The MPC collectively raised the repo rate by 50 basis points…
Retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to near 8-year high in April to 7.79%. The previous high was noted in May 2014, when retail inflation rate touched 8.33%. The continuous fuel price hike likely had a climbing effect on the final price of various products. Also, increasing global prices of commodities…
