While Asian counterparts continued to decline, the Indian rupee finished Tuesday with little change as traders awaited new signals before placing significant wagers. As opposed to 81.9050 in the previous session, the rupee ended the day at 81.9125 to the dollar. Traders cited public sector bank-led dollar bids near 81.90-levels as the reason why additional…
Amidst a recovery in the U.S. dollar and risk aversion in global markets, the rupee declined last week and reached a low of 82.32. While this was going on, a dramatic decline in the price of crude oil helped to limit declines in local currency. The dollar index recovered from its lows for the year…
On Thursday, as crude oil prices fell from high levels, the rupee strengthened 11 paise to settle at 82.14 (provisional). Forex traders claimed that the local currency was also supported by an upward trend in domestic equities. The local unit gained 11 paise from its previous close to close at the interbank foreign exchange market,…
On Wednesday, the Indian rupee hit a more-than-two-week low versus the dollar as the dollar mounted a comeback due to stronger U.S. Treasury yields. The rupee reached its lowest level since April 3 at 82.2250 to the dollar at the close. The previous close for the currency was 82.04. Technically, 82.20 is a crucial level,…
The rupee increased 18 paise to 81.93 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, reflecting the American currency’s widespread weakness in the foreign exchange market. Forex brokers claimed that foreign funds were also supporting the local currency. The dollar index, which measures how strong the dollar is relative to a basket of six…
The RBI’s decision to maintain the crucial benchmark policy rate at 6.5 percent on Thursday caused the rupee to pare early losses and close 2 paise weaker at 81.92 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar. Forex traders claimed that after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stunned the market by halting the rate hike, the Indian…
Tuesday, as the US dollar fell in the foreign exchange market, the rupee strengthened 15 paise to end the day at 82.16 (provisional). Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures decreased 0.42 percent to USD 77.79 per barrel. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit started out at 82.20 against the dollar and ultimately…
Rupee remained unchanged on Tuesday and ended the day at 82.6662 versus the dollar. The Indian rupee has essentially been flat over the previous week, as we predicted. This happened in spite of solid foreign investment and falling crude oil prices. The net inflows of foreign portfolio investors were close to $600 million in the previous…
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) data supplement revealed on Friday that foreign exchange reserves dropped $2.4 billion to $560 billion for the week ending March 10, its lowest level since early December. After dropping steadily during the whole month of February, the foreign exchange reserves increased $1.45 billion to $562.4 billion last week. According…
The Indian rupee recorded the second weekly gain and best performance after the Chinese yuan due to foreign fund inflows, an increase in risk appetite as a result of foreign investors buying Adani group stock. Spot rupee increased by over one percentage point to close just above 82. The S&P 500 saw its first weekly…
