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…
Amid rising crude oil prices and ongoing capital outflows from abroad, the rupee started the session Monday on a flat note against the U.S. dollar. The rupee depreciated 1 paisa from the previous close to trade at 82.83 at the interbank foreign exchange from its opening price of 82.79. The rupee lost 3 paisas against…
As prices fluctuate during the current harvest, struggling coffee growers believe that now is the ideal time for the Center to strengthen the only multi-state co-operative Coffee Marketing Co-operative Ltd (COMARK) by providing financial support to the growers’ organization to engage in market intervention activities. Farm gate coffee prices have decreased by approximately a fifth…
On Thursday, the Indian Rupee began the day 15 paise higher at 81.70 to the dollar. The local currency is anticipated to strengthen against the US dollar due to strong global cues, increased equities market risk, and other factors. The USDINR pair is anticipated to trade flatly with a bias against it. Due to importers’…
On Tuesday, the rupee increased 0.2% to close at 81.67 against the dollar. Although the value of the Indian rupee has decreased during the previous week, there is a potential that it will turn around. The net foreign portfolio investor flows have been strong in November; as of this writing, the flows stood at $3.2…
