Use of 10% ethanol-blended petrol has led to a saving of over Rs 41,000 cr in the foreign exchange for the country, minister of state for environment, forest and climate change Choubey said .
(Reuters) - Asian equities continued to witness foreign outflows for a fifth consecutive month in May, hit by concerns over monetary tightening measures by major central banks and supply chain disruptions due to strict lockdowns in China.
The rupee rose further by 4 paise to close at 77.54 against the US dollar on Monday, supported by positive domestic equities and a weak American currency overseas. Forex traders said the rupee consolidated in a narrow range as elevated crude oil prices weighed on the local unit. At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened at 77.53 against the greenback and moved in a range of 77.46 to 77.56 in the day's trade. The rupee finally ended at 77.54, higher by 4 paise over its previous close of 77.58. "Rupee continued to trade in a narrow range and volatility remained low despite gains in domestic equities. Dollar retraced against its major crosses after core PCE index number came in line with estimates," said Gaurang Somaiya, Forex & Bullion Analyst, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. "We expect the USD/INR to trade sideways and quote in the range of 77.20 and 77.80," Somaiya added. The week started on a positive note for risk assets as softening of the lockdown in China boosted the
The company alleges intimidation by India's premier enforcement agency when executives appeared for questioning multiple times in April.
The rupee declined 23 paise to 76.65 against the US dollar in the opening trade on Monday tracking the strength of the dollar in the overseas market. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened on a muted note at 76.58 against the American dollar, then fell and touched an early low of 76.65 in initial deals, registering a fall of 23 paise over its previous close. On Friday, The rupee declined by 25 paise to close at 76.42 against the US currency. The rupee opened weaker against the US dollar weighed by hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell last week, said Sriram Iyer, Senior Research Analyst at Reliance Securities. Most Asian and emerging market peers are trading weaker this Monday morning and could weigh on sentiments. Meanwhile, global oil benchmark Brent crude futures fell 2.85 per cent to USD 103.61 per barrel. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.02 per cent to 101.23. On the domestic
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Sri Lanka's external debt servicing obligations were thought to be over $6 billion.
Forex traders said sustained foreign fund outflows, a lacklustre trend in domestic equities and elevated crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment.
After the news of Russian troops near Ukraine returning back to their bases, Euro marches higher on Tuesday, almost wiping out Monday losses, while Yen still struggles.
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Cautions public against undertaking forex deals on unauthorised electronic trading platforms, or remit and deposit money for such transactions
The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose by 0.10 per cent to 96.03.
A sharp rise in oil import bill has led to a big decline in forex reserves to imports in FY22
As investors bought safe-haven currencies amid tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine, the dollar edged higher on Tuesday to within striking distance of its two-week peak.
The return of exotic forex derivatives as well as the introduction of swaptions are part of efforts to give corporates more risk-management options as India's global trade integration expands
India has announced a $900 million loan to Sri Lanka to build up its depleted foreign reserves and for food imports, amidst a shortage of almost all essential commodities in the island nation.
Gold reserves rose by $475 million to $39.183 billion in the reporting week
India's foreign exchange reserves inched lower by $77 million during the week ended December 10.
India has been exemplary in publishing its foreign exchange market intervention, the US Treasury Department said on Friday.
The country's foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 2.713 billion to USD 637.687 billion in the week to November 26, RBI data showed. In the previous week ended November 19, the reserves had increased by USD 289 million to USD 640.401 billion. It touched a lifetime high of USD 642.453 billion in the week ended September 3, 2021. In the reporting week ended November 26, the dip in the foreign exchange reserves was on account of a decline in foreign currency assets (FCA), a major component of the overall reserves and gold reserves, Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) weekly data released on Friday showed. FCA dropped by USD 1.048 billion to USD 574.664 billion in the reporting week, the data showed. Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves. Gold reserves were down by USD 1.566 billion to USD 38.825 billion in the reporting week, the data .