The rupee depreciated 12 paise to 82.63 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday as a lacklustre trend in domestic equities and a strong greenback in the overseas markets dented investor sentiments. Besides, sustained foreign fund outflows and elevated crude oil prices in the international market weighed on the domestic unit, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened weak at 82.61 against the dollar, then fell further in early deals to 82.63, registering a decline of 12 paise over its last close. On Thursday, the rupee appreciated 3 paise to close at 82.51 against the US dollar. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.15 per cent to 103.38. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, declined 0.19 per cent to USD 84.34 per barrel. In the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 183.51 points or 0.30 per cent lower at 60,622.71 points. The broader
CLOSING BELL: Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, Hero MotoCorp, Cipla, JSW Steel, Bharti Airtel, Sun Pharma, UPL, Ultratech Cement, HDFC, Bajaj Auto, and Tata Motors fell over half a per cent to 11%
CLOSING BELL: Adani Enterprises surged 23 per cent, while Adani Ports zoomed 9 per cent, leading the winners' list on the Nifty50
CLOSING BELL: Among sectors, the Nifty Metal index fell 2.2 per cent, followed by the Nifty IT index (down 0.6 per cent), and the Nifty Bank index (down 0.3 per cent)
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Closing Bell: Within sectors, the Nifty metal index closed with most strength, up 1.5 per cent, followed by financials and pharma pockets, while PSB index slumped the most by over 1 per cent
If inflation comes in below expectations, that would drive the dollar lower, analysts said, which could boost oil demand because it makes the commodity cheaper for buyers holding other currencies
Brent crude futures were 94 cents, or 1.2%, higher at $79.63 a barrel at 0345 GMT, after settling 85 cents stronger at $78.69 on Thursday
On the downside, MCX Crude Oil January futures could slide to Rs 5,940 or even re-test the recent lows at Rs 5,850-level; Natural Gas seems on course to test Rs 290 level.
The rupee appreciated 9 paise to 82.69 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, as crude oil price retreated from its elevated levels. Forex traders said sustained foreign fund outflows weighed on investor sentiments and restricted the appreciation bias. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 82.69 against the dollar, registering a rise of 9 paise over its previous close. On Monday, the rupee declined 17 paise to close at 82.78 against the US dollar. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.03 per cent to 103.55. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, declined 0.30 per cent to USD 85.65 per barrel. "India December Manufacturing PMI came in at 57.8 against 55.7 in November. This shows that economy is still resilient as has also been evident from other high frequency indicators such as car sales and core sector data," IFA Global Research Academy said in a research note. The
A wild swing in international oil prices in 2022 brought back indirect fuel subsidies in India in a setback to reforms, but the nation won at crude diplomacy as it refused to succumb to western pressures and continued to buy oil from the cheapest available source. International oil prices have been turbulent in the last couple of years. It dipped into the negative zone at the start of the pandemic in 2020 and swung wildly in 2022 -- climbing to a 14-year high of nearly USD 140 per barrel in March 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine, before sliding on weaker demand from top importer China and worries of an economic contraction. But for a nation that is 85 per cent dependent on imports, the spike meant adding to already firming inflation and derailing the economic recovery from the pandemic. So, state-owned fuel retailers Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) froze petrol and diesel prices for the longest ...
CLOSING BELL: The NSE Nifty 50 declined 86 points to 18,105, and was up 4.3 per cent for the year 2022. Broader indices - the BSE Midcap and Smallcap outperformed in trades on Friday.
CLOSING BELL: The S&P BSE Sensex gained 732 points from the day's low, while the Nifty 50 jumped 218 points in intra-day trades, partly on account of short-covering owing to the monthly F&O expiry.
CLOSING BELL: Auto majors - Maruti and Mahindra & Mahindra were the other prominent gainers among the Sensex 30, while Bharti Airtel and Tata Steel declined around a per cent each
CLOSING BELL: The BSE Metal index surged over 4.5 per cent amid reports of China further relaxing its zero Covid policy.
CLOSING BELL: The NSE Nifty shut shop at 18,015, up 208 points. Broader indices outperformed the benchmarks with gains of up to 3 per cent.
Market at close: The pain was even more severe in the broader market space where the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices fell 3 and 4 per cent, respectively
Market closing: The S&P BSE Sensex dropped 241 points to end at 60,826 levels in a broad-based sell-off. The Nifty50 gave up the 18,150-mark to close at 18,127, down 72 points
CLOSING BELL: The Pharma index advanced over 2 per cent today as diagnostics and healthcare firms climbed amid rising Covid-19 cases globally
CLOSING BELL: Adani Enterprises, TCS, Axis Bank, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, Nestle India, Ultratech Cement, SBI, and Infosys helped the frontline indices rebound