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'High ATF prices, rupee depreciation may pose threat to carriers' recovery'

Elevated Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices and Rupee depreciation are likely to pose a serious threat to the recovery process for domestic carriers, credit ratings agency ICRA said on Wednesday. In India, ATF accounts for around 45 per cent of the operational cost of an airline. Besides, as much as 35-50 per cent of the airlines' operating expenses are US dollar driven, as per ICRA. An area of concern remains the ATF prices, which surged by around 77 per cent Y-o-Y in August, given the elevated crude oil prices due to geo-political issues arising from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ratings agency said. On an aggregate basis, it said a return to normalcy will lead to recovery in passenger load factors, which, in turn, will aid revenues; however, these two factors will continue to weigh on the domestic airlines'' earnings in FY23. This apart, the expected launch of Jet Airways and the entry of Akasa Air, are likely to intensify the competition for the domestic carriers. "ICR

Rupee seen stronger tracking oil price fall; US yields may cap gains

The rupee, which is set to resume trade after a four-day weekend, is seen opening at 79.25-79.30 per dollar, up from 79.6550 on Friday

Gold extends losses on dollar strength, traders watchful of Fed policy

Gold extended losses after posting its biggest drop in a month in the previous session, as a stronger dollar dented bullion's appeal

Gold extends fall by 1% on stronger dollar, US Fed rate-hike worries

Spot gold was down 0.1% at $1,777.46 per ounce, as of 0054 GMT, after hitting its lowest since Aug. 8 at $1,772.30 on Monday

Dollar firm vs Aussie, euro, Chinese yuan on heightened recession worries

The safe-haven U.S. dollar hovered near a one-week high on Tuesday while the Aussie, euro and Chinese yuan remained under pressure as weak global economic data reignited recession fears.

Dollar jumps on safety flows after China data, yuan slips on rate cut

The U.S. dollar index against six peers rose 0.6% to 106.3, consolidating near the middle of its range this month. The euro eased 0.6% against the dollar to $1.0191, after touching a one-week low.

Driven by pouring tourists, Thailand's baht achieves year-end targets

The currency jumped 2.3 per cent to about 35.45 per dollar this month, leading gains in Asia by a wide margin

Gold dips as US dollar firms, Fed rate-hike to tame inflation fears linger

Spot gold was down 0.4% at $1,794.78 per ounce, as of 0352 GMT, after rising about 1.6% last week. US gold futures fell 0.3% to $1,810.

Japanese yen fell the most against a resurgent US dollar on Friday

The Japanese yen fell the most against a resurgent U.S. dollar on Friday, as a two-day rally in equities conceded to market expectations that the Fed will have to do a lot more to contain inflation.

Rupee weakens on heavy dollar demand from importers, oil marketing firms

Lower US CPI a relief, but rupee still seen testing 80/$1 on elevated CAD

Foreign investors pour over Rs 12k cr in Indian equities in last 10 days

The increase in the amount of money coming into the market has helped benchmark indices to rise sharply and rupee to appreciate against the US.

'Worst likely over' for emerging Asian currencies as US Fed hike bets ease

Currencies across the region jumped Thursday, following their developing-nation peers in the Americas and Europe, after the US data published Wednesday led to a slump in the dollar

Rupee opens higher at 79.25 vs dollar as US inflation concerns ease

The Indian rupee opened higher against the dollar on Thursday as a decline in the US inflation rate boosted Asian currencies, lifting risk appetite

Rupee gains sharply as slowing US inflation softens Fed hike fears

Data released late Wednesday showed that US CPI inflation increased by a lesser-than-expected 8.5% in July as against a rise of 9.1% in June

Copper hits five-week high after US data undershoots, dollar slides

Three month copper on the London Metal Exchange gained 1.3% to $8,089 a tonne by 1630 GMT, the highest since July 1, after earlier easing to $7,889

Indian companies swapping dollar for Asian currencies to buy Russian coal

Indian companies are using Asian currencies more often to pay for Russian coal imports, according to customs documents and industry sources, avoiding the U.S. dollar.

Dollar trades solidly in calm before inflation data storm; rate hike likely

Economists expect year-on-year headline inflation running at a scorching 8.7%, a small retreat from June's whopping 9.1% figure

Gold, silver remain unchanged for 2nd day; yellow metal trades at Rs 51,870

10 gram of 22-carat gold traded at Rs 47,550 on Tuesday

Gold gains as dollar, treasury yields slip; focus on US inflation data

Spot gold rose 0.5% to $1,783.62 per ounce by 10:02 ET (1402 GMT). U.S. gold futures edged 0.5% higher to $1,799.60.

Rupee falls 40 paise to close at 79.6 against USD as risk appetite declines

Lower global crude prices and a rally in domestic equities restricted the losses to some extent, forex dealers said.