As the rupee touches the 80-mark against the dollar, this depreciation is likely to prove expensive for corporate India
Reliance Industries, the Tata group, Bharti Airtel, Aditya Birla among conglomerates that took forward positions
The intensity of selling is the highest-ever the Indian market has witnessed as FPI selling this year has neared $30 billion (Rs 2.3 trillion)
The Indian currency, he said, has appreciated against several global currencies like British Pound, Japanese Yen and Euro.
At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened lower at 80.00 against the greenback and fell further to an intra-day low of 80.05.
The Sri Lankan rupee has fallen over 66 per cent against the rupee in the last six months. It was trading at 2.7 per INR on January 19 and has fallen to 4.5 on July 19
With front-loaded rate hikes by the US Fed, the US dollar will remain relatively strong in the immediate term
Textile industry players indicate that the weak rupee will help the industry, which is a net exporter, to the extent of 5-10 per cent rise in profit margins
The currency has been buffeted by nearly $30 billion of foreign outflows from the nation's equities so far this year -- a record sum
Crude oil prices jumped on Monday as US President Joe Biden's talks with West Asian countries failed to culminate in an agreement to increase output
Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom declared force majeure on gas supplies to Europe to at least one major customer, potentially ratcheting up the continent's supply crunch
The value of the rupee declined from 63.33 against a dollar on December 31, 2014, to 79.41 on July 11, 2022, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a reply quoting RBI data.
The dollar index was weak in Monday afternoon trade in Asia after several Federal Reserve officials signalled they did not favour stepping up the rate hiking pace, says an analyst
FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the RBI has expressed concerns over cryptocurrencies saying that they should be prohibited as they can have destabilising effect on monetary and fiscal stability
Spot gold rose 0.7% to $1,719.49 per ounce by 0724 GMT, after falling to its lowest in nearly a year last week. U.S. gold futures gained 0.6% to $1,714.30.
Brent crude futures for September settlement rose $2.44, or 2.4%, to $103.60 a barrel by 0900 GMT, having advanced by 2.1% on Friday.
The rupee appreciated 6 paise to 79.76 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday as a positive trend in domestic equities supported the local unit
The greenback has soared this year thanks to a combination of rising US interest rates and wobbling economies in Europe and China
It's seen at 80.20/$ at July-end, stabilising at 80.50 by Sept