After a strong advance ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s policy statement later today, cautious investors booked profits, causing India’s share market to drop for three consecutive days, with the Nifty down about 600 points since Monday. After a strong 6.1 percent comeback from late November lows, the NSE index has fallen 2.5 percent since…
Despite reaching new lows in CY24, the rupee beat the majority of Asian currencies because the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) intervened promptly. Over the year, it lost 1.5% of its value about the US dollar. The dollar index, which measures how the US dollar performs about a basket of six major currencies, is down…
As food prices cooled off, India’s retail inflation rate dropped to 5.5 percent in November from a 14-month high of 6.2 percent the month before. Compared to 10.9 percent in October, food inflation decreased to 9 percent for the month.For the third consecutive month, consumer prices have stayed over 5%. At its December meeting, the…
As worries about the nation’s economic future grew and other Asian currencies began to fall, the Indian rupee fell to a record low against the US dollar on Wednesday. By the end of trading, the rupee made a slight rebound, closing at 84.83 after plunging to its lowest point ever, 84.8650. The Chinese yuan pushed…
The median of 17 estimates indicates that retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), probably dropped to 5.6% in November from a 14-month high of 6.21% in October. The primary cause of the dramatic drop in headline print was the cooling costs of food, particularly vegetables. The CPI inflation rate in November 2023…
Against the US dollar, the rupee fell 7 paise to Rs 84.73 in early trading on December 9. Foreign money leaving the country and a decrease in activity in the Indian stock market are the reasons for the dip. The strong demand for dollars from importers and international banks is the reason why the Indian…
According to currency analysts, the rupee, which has been under pressure for the past several months, is predicted to weaken due to a strong dollar and slower-than-expected economic development. Given a stronger US economy and an underlying bullish tendency in the dollar, the USD INR is predicted to move higher. Over the next few months,…
In the week ending November 22, India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves fell to USD 656.582 billion for the eighth consecutive week, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The foreign exchange reserves are in a downward phase after reaching an all-time high of USD 704.89 billion in September. They fell by around USD 1.31…
Because the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to intervene, market participants anticipate a slight devaluation of the rupee, which will prevent the FX market from experiencing extreme volatility. By the end of December, the rupee should be trading around 84.50 to the US dollar. Tuesday saw it fall to a new low of…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reported on Friday that India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $6.78 billion to $675.65 billion for the week ending November 8. Following its peak of $704.89 billion at the end of September, the foreign exchange basket has declined for several weeks. Over the last six weeks, their total decline…
