According to one fund manager, the dollar could be about to complete a trading pattern known as the "Dollar Smile," which has in previous years preceded major U.S. economic rebounds and currency surge
Spot gold was 2.3% lower at $1,790.92 per ounce
Spot gold was unchanged at $1,840.91 per ounce by 0058 GMT. Prices were down 0.6% for the week and 2.9% for the month. U.S. gold futures rose 0.1% to $1,839.70
Spot gold was down 0.2% at $1,840 an ounce by 1258 GMT. Prices had fallen to their lowest since Jan. 18 at $1,830.80 on Wednesday.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) continued to remain a net buyer of the US currency in November
The rupee is under pressure to rise on heavy foreign inflows
China has been the world's largest trader since 2013, its economy is now larger than that of the US in purchasing power parity terms, and soon it will pull ahead in terms of market exchange rates, too
The rupee opened on a flat note and depreciated 3 paise to 73.07 against the US dollar in opening trade on Friday tracking the muted opening in domestic equities.
The rupee appreciated 13 paise to 73.12 against the US dollar in opening trade, as heavy buying in domestic equities and weakness of the US currency in the overseas market lifted investor sentiment
Gold inched lower on Friday as the US dollar and Treasury yields firmed, although hopes for additional stimulus in the world's largest economy kept bullion on course for a second straight weekly gain
Gold prices eased on Tuesday after hitting an eight-week high, as the US dollar recovered from multi-year lows ahead of Senate runoff elections in Georgia
The country's foreign exchange reserves declined by $290 million to $580.841 billion in the week ended December 25, RBI data showed
The country's foreign exchange reserves surged by $2.563 billion to touch a record high of $581.131 billion in the week to December 18
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) remained a net purchaser of the US currency in October as it bought $15.64 billion from the spot market
The rupee appreciated 14 paise to 73.62 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday as sustained foreign fund inflows and hectic buying in domestic equities strengthened investor sentiment
The rupee depreciated 6 paise to 73.90 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday in line with weaker Asian peers amid concerns over a new coronavirus strain.
How RBI manages recovery demand against threats to financial stability from cheap money may be a more important story for India investors in 2021 than the standard growth versus inflation trade-off
The rupee appreciated 15 paise to 73.48 against the US dollar in opening trade as sustained foreign fund inflows and hectic buying domestic equities strengthened investor sentiment
Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves
Brent crude rose 51 cents, or 1 per cent, to $49.35 a barrel by 7:35 pm IST. West Texas Inter-mediate (WTI) crude climbed 51 cents, up 1 per cent, to $49.35