Treasury officials also cited an increasingly uncertain global situation as a key factor that had dampened demand for bonds
The rupee appreciated by 29 paise to end at 81.53 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday as heavy buying in domestic equities and weakness in the greenback strengthened investor sentiment. However, rising crude prices in the international market capped the rupee's gain, forex dealers said. At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened strong at 81.66 against the greenback. It witnessed an intra-day high of 81.36 and a low of 81.66 during the session. It finally ended at 81.53, up 29 paise from its previous close. In the previous session, the rupee had settled paise 42 lower at 81.82 against the dollar. "Rupee retraced from its all-time lows after the RBI raised rates by 50 bps. The dollar retraced from high levels after the manufacturing PMI number released from the US came below estimates. "Volatility in major crosses continues to remain high as updates on the change in economic policies keep market participants on the edge. Today, the focus will be on the factory
Going ahead, the bullish sentiment is likely to sustain this October as it has in the last eight out ten years, analysts said
Dealers say it's because of delay in index inclusion
Travellers may switch to destinations against whose currencies the rupee has gained
Central bank's rate hike and easing dollar index lend support to domestic currency
Das reiterated on Friday the RBI does not target any particular level for the domestic exchange rate and only intervenes in the market to smoothen out excessive volatility
'Net LAF continues to be in surplus for the past two years, except for 2-3 days when because of SLF for the primary dealers it became deficit'
CLOSING BELL: The benchmark indices snapped their seven-day losing streak as the RBI delivered a 50-basis point repo rate hike, and underscored the resilience of the Indian economy in his statement
Currency closes at 81.85/$, 9 p higher than previous close
India's current account deficit, a key indicator of the balance of payment position, widened to 2.8 per cent of GDP at USD 23.9 billion in the first quarter of the current financial year, mainly on account of a higher trade deficit. As per the data released by the Reserve Bank on India's Balance of Payments during the First Quarter (April-June) of 2022-23, the current account balance recorded a deficit of USD 23.9 billion (2.8 per cent of GDP) in the first quarter, up from USD 13.4 billion (1.5 per cent of GDP) in January-March period of the last fiscal. India's current account surplus stood at USD 6.6 billion, equivalent to 0.9 per cent of GDP in the first quarter (April-June) of 2021-22. "Underlying the current account deficit in Q1:2022-23 was the widening of the merchandise trade deficit to USD 68.6 billion from USD 54.5 billion in Q4:2021-22 and an increase in net outgo of investment income payments," the RBI said. It also said net services receipts increased, both sequentiall
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RBI may have sold more than $1 bln in FX mkt, prevented rupee from breaching 82/$1
Trade between India and Russia started growing after the latter invaded Ukraine in late February
"It (rupee) should fall, otherwise the trade-rated exchange rate will become uncompetitive," the official said
So far in 2022, the rupee has depreciated around 9.2% against US dollar
The rupee depreciated 40 paise to an all-time low of 81.93 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday as the strengthening of the American currency and risk-averse sentiment among investors weighed on the local unit. Moreover, a negative trend in domestic equities and significant foreign fund outflows sapped investor appetite, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 81.90 against the greenback, then fell to 81.93, registering a fall of 40 paise over its previous closing. On Tuesday, the rupee consolidated in a narrow range and settled 14 paise higher at 81.53 against the dollar. The rupee opened weaker on Wednesday as the dollar resumed its upward momentum supported by hawkish Fed talk, said Sriram Iyer, Senior Research Analyst at Reliance Securities. The local unit could track the weakness of the Asian and emerging market peers, Iyer said, adding that a delay in local bonds' inclusion for listing on a major global index this year could al
With the domestic economy looking ripe to shine despite a possible global recession, analysts recommend investors look at investing a bulk of their investable surplus in equities
The group has earmarked 70 per cent of its new investments for energy transition space and infrastructure. "We are already the world's largest solar player, and we intend to do far more
CLOSING BELL: Among sectors, defensives rose in trades today with the Nifty IT, FMCG, and Pharma indices advancing between 0.6 per cent and 0.9 per cent