The rupee had gained 30 paise to close at a fresh three-month high of 64.04 on Friday against the dollar
A sharp uptick in the US dollar demand from importers and banks amid rising prospect of Fed rate hike by the end of this year largely dominated trading sentiments
This is the highest closing for the domestic currency since November 6
Falling crude oil prices helped the rupee tide over trade deficit scare that ballooned to 3-year high of $14 billion due to twin impact of rising oil imports and falling exports
The rupee opened on a weak note at 65.14 against Tuesday's close of 65.07 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market
The rupee was under severe pressure last week and touched 6-1/2 month low 65.89 during intra-day
Geopolitical developments in the Korean peninsula need to be closely followed as it could prove to be a trigger for a sudden spike in USD/INR
He says companies are fast leaving banks for the bond market
The rupee has appreciated 6.3% against the dollar since the beginning of this year
A robust dollar demand from importers and corporates also weighed on rupee trade
Effects on job-generating sectors should worry govt
Due to sustained demand for the US currency from importers and corporates
UBS expects the rupee to remain range-bound between 62-66 levels over the next few months
Apparel, engineering goods and automobiles under pressure
Rupee resumed its record-setting spree after a brief pause, closed at a fresh two-year high of 63.58
It's highest level in 2 yrs as RBI intervention in forex market mopped up excess dollar liquidity
After the RBI set the platform by lowering the repo rate by 0.25%
Domestic pharmaceutical companies, says Edelweiss Securities Research, will see profit erosion in the June quarter, due to pricing pressure and strengthening of the rupee against the dollar over the past year.The latter development means Indian companies earn less in rupee terms for their foreign income, whereas a lot of their costs are denominated in rupees. Edelweiss estimates a seven per cent impact on profit due to this. Adding to the problems at an industry already grappling with structural business challenges, including customer consolidation and rising competition in the US, a major market. Year to date, the rupee has gained 2.1 per cent and year on year, 4.3 per cent, against the dollar. Deepak Malik of Edelweiss expects industry-wide profit to reduce by 26 per cent. The other factor impacting results this quarter will be the high base impact of the previous financial year. Lupin and Sun Pharma posted strong revenue growth since they had products under sale exclusivity. ..
The rupee had depreciated by 22 paise in the last two days
Foreign funds purchased shares worth a net Rs 589.11 crore yesterday, as per provisional data