Rupee Vs Dollar

CLOSING BELL: Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, Nestle India, HUL, Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, and SBI were the top laggards on the Sensex index

The rupee gained 24 paise to 81.78 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday tracking a positive trend in domestic equities and foreign fund inflows. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 81.90 against the dollar, then climbed to 81.78, registering a rise of 24 paise over its previous close. On Thursday, the rupee closed at 82.02 against the US currency. On April 7, equity and forex markets were closed on account of Good Friday. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.11 per cent to 102.20. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, declined 0.22 per cent to USD 84.93 per barrel. On the domestic side, the rupee remained largely unaffected after the Reserve Bank of India Monetary Policy Committee meeting. "The pause in the rate hike could further squeeze down the interest rate differential between the US and India and could put pressure on the rupee. Moreover, the market will .

CLOSING BELL: Shaktikanta Das said the move was only "a pause and not a pivot"

The rupee declined to an intraday low of at 82.06 per U.S. dollar versus 81.88 before the RBI policy announcement

Near-term momentum favours the rupee "on margin", a spot trader at a private sector bank said, but cautioned that important data points lined up through the week could fuel volatility on the rupee

The currency opened at 82.08 a dollar as against Monday's close of 82.33 due to weaker job data in the US and went on to touch 81.92 levels on corporate inflows

CLOSING BELL: Buying momentum in IT, HUL, and ITC shares also lent support

The rupee appreciated by 24 paise to 82.08 against the US currency in early trade on Wednesday due to a weak dollar in overseas markets and forex inflows. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened higher at 82.08 against the US dollar and moved in a narrow range of 82.04 to 82.10 later in early deals. The local unit was trading at 82.08 to a dollar at 9.35 AM. It had closed at 82.32 on Monday. Forex markets were closed on Tuesday for Mahavir Jayanti. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, declined 0.03 per cent to 101.56 after a weak set of economic data bolstered expectations of the end of US Fed rate hike cycle. Oil prices also moved in a narrow range in early Asian trade on Wednesday as weak US economic data weighed on the demand scenario despite a surprise production announced by oil cartel OPEC and its allies. Back home, investors are likely to remain cautious ahead of RBI's monetary policy decis

According to a UBS India report, the rupee is likely to strengthen as the current account gap is expected to narrow in FY24

CLOSING BELL: Gas stocks, including Mahanagar Gas and Indraprastha Gas, dropped up to 6 per cent after the government kept domestic gas prices unchanged

The rupee depreciated 25 paise to 82.46 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by firm crude oil prices and a negative trend in domestic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened weak at 82.44 against the dollar, then fell to 82.46, registering a decline of 25 paise over its last close. On Friday, the rupee settled at 82.21 against the dollar. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.48 per cent to 102.99. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, advanced 5.50 per cent to USD 84.28 per barrel. "... Appreciation in rupee shall remain limited to 81.50-81.80 zone where importer can target buying and upside shall for now remain protected towards 82.70-82.90 region for this week," CR Forex Advisors MD-Amit Pabari said. "With a holiday shortened week, highlights would be the RBI policy due on April 6 and US payrolls due on April 7," Pabari added. The Monetary Policy Commit

The rupee closed FY23 at 82.18 to a dollar, against 75.79 a year ago

Analysts, however, remain cautious over sustenance of this recent rebound as markets will face a slew of data driven activity in the coming days

CLOSING BELL: Nestle India, Infosys and ICICI Bank were the other major gainers among the Sensex 30 on Friday, up over 3 per cent each.

The rupee appreciated by 24 paise to 82.10 in early trade on Friday following foreign fund inflows and a fall in crude oil prices. Gains in the local stock market and weakness in the US dollar in early Asian trade also boosted the rupee sentiment. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened higher at 82.12 and stayed in the green in early trade. It moved in a range of 82.16 to 82.10 in early deals. The rupee had closed lower by 18 paise at 82.34 to a dollar on Wednesday. The forex market was closed on Thursday for Ram Navami. FIIs have turned net buyers in Indian markets following the ebbing of the banking contagion fears. The fact that there have been no further bank failures or major stress in the system has boosted FII flows, V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services said. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rebounded from early lows to trade 0.05 per cent higher at 102.20. It

CLOSING BELL: Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, JSW Steel, Eicher Motors, HCL Tech, Bajaj Auto, Ultratech Cement, Tata Motors, and Hero MotorCorp were the large-cap winners

The rupee declined by 10 paise to 82.26 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday due to firm crude oil prices and a stronger greenback in overseas markets. Early gains in domestic stock markets however restricted the rupee losses against the dollar. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened lower at 82.26 against the previous close of 82.16. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rebounded by 0.15 per cent to 102.58 in early Asian trade. Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures firmed up by 0.19 per cent to USD 78.80 per barrel. On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share BSE Sensex rose by 123.64 points or 0.21 per cent to 57,737.36 while NSE Nifty gained 53.70 points or 0.32 per cent to 17,005.40 in early trade. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) turned net buyers in the capital market on Tuesday as they bought shares worth Rs 1,531.13 crore, according to exchange data.

CLOSING BELL: The S&P BSE Sensex ended 40 points lower, while the Nifty50 was down 34 points. Shares of Adani Group tumbled up to 7 per cent, with Adani Enterprises leading the fall.

The rupee gained 15 paise to 82.16 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday as the weakness of the American currency and a positive trend in domestic equities strengthened investor sentiments. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 82.20 against the dollar, then climbed to 82.16, registering a rise of 15 paise over its previous close. On Monday, the rupee closed at 82.31 against the US currency. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.25 per cent to 102.59. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, declined 0.42 per cent to USD 77.79 per barrel. "Indian Rupee is likely to trade higher for the last few days of the financial year on the back of year-end flows which is keeping the broader range of 81.80-82.50," CR Forex Advisors MD Amit Pabari said. HDFC is set to raise Rs 57,000 core through the bond issue which could support the rupee in the near term, he said. "Furthermore,

CLOSING BELL: The S&P BSE Sensex ended 127 points higher; Among the broader indices, the Smallcap index tumbled 1.6 per cent.