The Currency in Circulation grew by around 13 per cent in the first nine months of the current fiscal as people preferred holding on to cash as a precautionary measure amid Covid uncertainty
The rupee appreciated 3 paise to 73.08 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday, tracking positive domestic equities and weak American currency
We see depreciatory pressure on the rupee due to worsening terms of trade from rising oil prices, further monetary easing, it said
The rupee closed around Rs 74 to a dollar on Friday against Rs 72.2 at the end of December 2019
Rising crude oil prices along with widening trade deficit have elevated the depreciation risk level for the Indian rupee during the upcoming week
With a view to deal with increasing circulation of banknotes, the RBI has decided to set up an Automated Banknote Processing Centre in Jaipur for receipt, storage and dispatch of currency notes.
Nomura expects the rupee to bounce back to 72 per dollar by end-March, a level last seen in February
The rupee depreciated 33 paise to 74.74 against the US dollar in opening trade, tracking strong American currency ahead of the US Presidential election results
The rupee depreciated 30 paise to 74.40 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday tracking muted domestic equities and strong American currency amid global risk aversion
Crude oil bulls look exhausted
Silver has made harami candlestick formation on daily charts
Silver on the hourly chart is trading in a symmetrical triangle pattern with a breakout above 43,300 and breakdown below 42,200
The rupee opened weak at 76.75 at the interbank forex market and then fell further to hit an all-time low of 76.80, down 36 paise over its last close.
After giving up over 7% since the start of the year, the rupee fell to a record low of 76.42 to the dollar on Wednesday
Forex traders said heavy selling in domestic equities dragged the local unit amid mounting fears of a coronavirus-led economic slowdown
The rupee declined 0.3 per cent on Friday to hit an all-time low of Rs 75.20 against the dollar
Meanwhile, all central banks including RBI are trying to reduce the risk and address the liquidity crunch. However, the increasing number of coronavirus cases in India will keep the rupee on an edge.
Traders said there is a sense of anxiety among investors as they see the global as well as domestic economy plunging into a deep crisis
The Sensex fell nearly 2,000 points, as foreign investors liquidated their investments for safe haven assets such as US bonds. As prices of bonds rise, yields fall.
As manufacturing in China recovers, so will the demand for raw materials