Due to high crude oil prices and withdrawals of foreign funds, the rupee fell 15 paise to 88.65 against the dollar in early trading on Wednesday. Forex traders reported that the domestic unit was supported at lower levels by renewed confidence for the trade agreement between the US and India. The rupee began trading at…
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…
Traders indicated that the RBI is believed to have sold between $3 billion and $5 billion in both spot and non-deliverable forward markets on Wednesday to support the rupee, marking its most extensive intervention in several months. Estimates were provided by seven traders from various private, public, and foreign banks, with two of them citing…
Amid a global risk-off mood, the rupee tracked the broad strength of the US currency and sank 5 paise to 88.77 against the dollar in early Monday’s trading. The rupee is hovering close to its all-time closing low level, according to forex dealers, as the RBI keeps an eye on the dollar-rupee pair’s decline towards…
Due to a sharp increase in the cost of the US H-1B visa, which is predicted to have a significant negative impact on Indian IT services exports, the rupee fell 47 paise to reach an all-time low of 88.75 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday. Forex dealers reported that as market participants examined the…
The rupee is doing well. The currency has broken over the psychologically significant 84/$ levels and is up almost 1% daily. These levels were last observed in June 2024. With Donald Trump’s victory in the November 2024 US presidential election, the currency has now erased all losses. Strong dollar inflows and short-covering are being cited…
The rupee has reached a peak of 84.78 to the dollar. New geopolitical concerns and rising demand for the US dollar combined to put pressure on the local currency, causing it to reach its highest level since the start of 2025. According to forex traders, the rupee’s decline is the result of a risk-off mentality…
As foreign portfolio inflows into Indian stocks increased and the dollar continued to be defensive due to worries about the impact of tariffs on the largest economy in the world, the Indian rupee strengthened on Thursday to record its best weekly performance in a month. The rupee climbed from its previous session’s close of 85.6775…
Wednesday saw a strong recovery in equity indexes, with late-session buying in financial companies helping the Sensex rise more than 300 points and the Nifty close above 23,400. The volatile session saw the Sensex rise 309.40 points to close at a two-week high of 77,044.29. On its way to 23,437.20, the NSE Nifty gained 108.65…
