The simmering geopolitical concerns in West Asia and the hardening of US Treasury yields caused the rupee to fall to an all-time closing low of 83.54 against the dollar on Tuesday. During intraday trading, the local currency fell to a record low of 83.56, but the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) probably intervened to stop…
For the third day in a row, the rupee continued to gain strength and in early trade on Thursday it gained 2 paise to 83.30 against the US dollar, following encouraging signals from the equity markets and the continued inflow of foreign funds. Crude oil prices, according to forex dealers, were restrained by the significant…
Following a downward trend in domestic equities, the rupee lost 2 paise and hit an all-time low of 83.36 against the US dollar in the morning session on Friday. The opening rate of the rupee versus the dollar at the interbank foreign exchange was 83.33. In the first trades, it fell 2 paise from its…
Due to losses in domestic equities and a strong dollar in international markets, the rupee fell 4 paise to 83.27 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday. Forex dealers stated that the rupee was able to limit losses due to recent FII inflows and crude oil prices that were trading close to four-month lows. Following…
The positive momentum persisted as the Nifty50 rose above 19,200 on November 3 for the first time in the previous eight sessions, supported by encouraging global cues and an advance across all sectors. After a two-week losing run, the Indian benchmark indexes completed the turbulent week on 3 November with a percent gain amid favorable…
As a result of a strong US dollar and unfavorable attitude in the equities market, the rupee fell for the third straight day, losing 6 paise to 83.23 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday. Despite the fact that crude oil prices were hovering around USD 90 per barrel due to geopolitical tensions…
India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 1.153 billion to USD 585.895 billion in the week ending October 13, following many weeks of declines, as per RBI statistics. Overall reserves fell by USD 2.166 billion to USD 584.742 billion in the preceding reporting week. The nation’s foreign exchange reserves hit an all-time high of USD…
On Tuesday, the rupee lost 15 paisa to settle at 83.21 (provisional) against the US dollar as poor domestic equities and a strong US dollar dampened investor optimism. Forex traders claimed that the rupee was under pressure to fall due to subdued domestic macroeconomic indicators and ongoing FII withdrawals. The local currency started out at…
In early trade on Wednesday, the rupee traded in a narrow range against the US dollar as high crude oil prices and a strong greenback offset the support from favorable macroeconomic data. Foreign exchange dealers claimed that domestic industrial production and retail inflation data were better than expected and backed up investor confidence. Investors are…
Amidst a strong dollar, an increase in US Treasury yields, and risk aversion in the global markets, the rupee declined sharply in the previous week, breaking through the significant resistance level of 83.00. The US economy was shown to be resilient by a deluge of strong economic data, which gave the dollar and yields a…
