Rupee which had closed at 79.64/$ at its previous close, slipped to a low of 79.92/$ intraday
It is not clear if the changes will be part of the existing FTP or the new policy that the DGFT hopes to unveil in Sept
A narrower spread makes it less attractive for foreigners to invest in rupee assets
Impact on CPI inflation to come later, rupee depreciation to negate some of this impact
The rupee was trading at 79.80 against the US dollar at 10.10am IST, compared to its close of 79.64 on Wednesday
The rupee is partially convertible. It attained current account convertibility in the early- through mid-1990s. This means the rupee can be converted to any foreign currency at existing market rates
Indian bonds have declined in tandem with a slide in the rupee. The currency is now hovering close to a record low against the dollar as elevated commodity prices stoke inflation and boost the subsidy
The Indian rupee weakened in opening trade to hit record lows against the greenback for a fourth straight session after data showed US inflation, already at four-decade highs, accelerated even further
The rupee has already lost 0.5% to the greenback this week, taking the depreciation for 2022 so far to 6.7%
Companies will have to buy fewer dollars to repay euro debt
However, the rupee can truly become internationalised only when it becomes freely convertible on capital account, they say
He shared a chart sharing such details and said while the government's debt in 2014 was Rs 56 lakh crore, it is Rs 139 lakh crore in 2022.
The rupee has declined almost 7% this year, bringing back memories of the selloff nearly a decade ago, when fiscal and current account deficits also widened
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The rupee settled at 79.60 per US dollar, as against 79.44 per US dollar at its previous close
A strong greenback overseas and weakness in domestic equities continued to weigh on investor sentiments
The rupee's use in trade settlement would help the RBI in conserving foreign exchange. India's forex reserves have fallen by more than Rs 1 trillion since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war
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