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…
The country’s foreign exchange reserves now hold around 12.46% of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) gold reserves, a 25% increase since 2021. Over the past three years, central banks have increased their gold reserves by more than 1,000 tons, which is consistent with global trends. The Reserve Bank of India’s gold exposure in its…
Currency experts noted that on the afternoon of May 8, when tensions between India and Pakistan increased, the Indian rupee sank past the 85-mark. At the close of business, the local currency was trading at 85.3850 against the US dollar, down from 84.6387 at the open and 84.8325 at the close of business. Following rumors…
In support of a resurgence in private corporate investment and private spending, Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra and the other five members of the rate-setting panel voted earlier this month for a 25 basis point drop in the repo rate. On April 9, Governor Malhotra’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) lowered the short-term lending rate by…
