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SBI raises Rs 9,718 cr via second tranche of infrastructure bonds at 7.70%

This is the second fund-raising since early December when it had mopped up Rs 10,000 crore via infra bonds

Rupee surges as foreign banks make dollar sales, likely for FPI flow

Weaker dollar index, unwinding of offshore/onshore trades boost Indian currency

IndusInd Bank's Q3 net profit increases 58% YoY on firm loan growth

Lower provisions boost numbers for lender; NIM maintained despite higher deposit rates

Rupee slides 0.5% as importers continue to lock in dollar purchases

FPI outflows, likely RBI dollar purchases weigh on domestic currency

States' fiscal health better after Covid-19 pandemic stress: RBI report

States must urgently push for debt consolidation, create capex buffers

Rupee weakens amid thin volumes on FII outflow, greenback rebound

Trade volumes were thin as US markets were closed for Martin Luther King Day

HDFC Bank's Q3 net profit jumps 18.5% YoY on healthy interest income growth

Strong growth in net interest income boosts bottomline, provisions fall

No word from RBI yet on regulatory leeway for HDFC twins' merger

HDFC Bank let go of Rs 40,000 cr loans as pricing didn't match bond mkt rates

Focus must stay on core inflation, says RBI governor Shaktikanta Das

Banks developed culture of prudence; corporate loan demand to pick up

Rupee registers biggest weekly gain against US dollar in two months

Hope of reduced Fed rate hikes, lack of RBI dollar buys drive rupee gains

Banks want CRR, SLR, priority sector exemption for sovereign green bonds

Suggest green masala bond to attract foreign investors

Rupee continues winning streak, gains 1.5% in 3 days on foreign flows

Reduced dollar demand from oil firms, lack of RBI dollar buys prop up rupee

Piramal Enterprises aiming to increase AUM to Rs 1 trillion in 4 years

Two-thirds of AUM book to be from consumer business, says Piramal Finance MD

RBI urges bond market players to use tool to prevent gilt auction errors

Central bank facility permits market participants to set maximum and minimum value for bids

Rupee gains nearly 100 paise in two days to below 82 against dollar

Overseas flows, lack of RBI dollar buys behind best rupee showing in 2 months

Govt extends RBI deputy governor Michael Patra's tenure by one year

Prior to being elevated to the position of deputy governor, Patra was an executive director with the RBI

Rupee at 1-month high; US data spurs bets of slower Fed rate hikes

RBI moves push up forward premia; reduce hurdles for currency

SBI's Rs 10,000-crore infrastructure bond sale likely this week

Infrastructure bonds are securities that are exempt from computation of net demand and time liabilities (NDTL) - a proxy for deposits

RBI lists 6 rating agencies for banks' capital adequacy purposes

Central bank's names come after Sebi last year cancelled the licence of Brickworks Ratings for allegedly violating rules

Forex reserves up by $44 mn to $562.85 bn on rise in RBI gold reserves

Foreign currency assets declined by $302 mn to $498.19 bn in week ended Dec 30