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…
The Reserve Bank of India announced on Friday that for the week ending October 31, India’s foreign exchange reserves fell $5.623 billion to $689.733 billion. To $695.355 billion, the total reserves had decreased by $6.925 billion. Foreign currency assets, a significant portion of reserves, fell by $1.957 billion to $564.591 billion for the week ending…
The RBI announced on Friday that as the value of gold reserves continued to rise, India’s foreign exchange reserves increased by $4.496 billion to $702.28 billion for the week ending October 17. During the last reporting week, the total reserves increased by $2.176 billion to $697.784 billion. Foreign currency assets, a significant part of the…
According to market statistics from BigMint, domestic steel prices have fallen to a five-year low, trading between Rs 47,000 and Rs 48,000 per tonne, due to a number of factors, including rising imports. In the wholesale market, rebar (TMT) is quoted between Rs 46,500 and Rs 47,000 per tonne, while hot rolled coil (HRC) is…
The Reserve Bank added 0.2 metric tons of gold holdings in the final week of September, bringing its total reserves to over 880 metric tonnes in the first half of 2025–2026. The most recent statistics from the RBI shows that as of September 26, 2025, the total value of the gold was USD 95 billion….
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…
Following a three-day meeting, the RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) retained the 5.5% repo rate. It’s not the main news, though. The central bank has announced important steps to fortify the banking industry. The FY26 GDP forecasts have also been increased to 6.8%. Additionally, for FY26, the Reserve Bank of India forecasted CPI inflation at…
The RBI announced on Friday that India’s foreign exchange reserves for the week ending May 30 had decreased by $1.237 billion to $691.485 billion. At $692.721 billion, the total reserves had increased by $6.992 billion during the previous reporting week. In late September 2024, the foreign exchange reserves reached a record high of $704.885 billion….
By re-issuing two-dated government securities, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it is prepared to inject an additional Rs 36,000 crore into the financial system. It further stated that the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, will host the auction for these assets on Friday, May 30. On December 9, 2027, the first Government…
