Foreign currency assets up by $1.42 bn to $290.82 bn
RBI had constituted a Committee for designing future currency note in October 2010
Is seen in 61.80 to 62.00 range till close
It closed at 61.92 per dollar compared with 61.90 on Wednesday
Euro near 2-year lows on concerns over further ECB stimulus
There is a sweet spot in an economic cycle when the inflation is low, growth is accelerating and interest rates are falling
Sentiment buoyant after RBI says it could ease monetary policy early next year
5/25 rule to extend to existing project loans categorised as standard; banks' equity exposure in recast cases to go up
The yield on the 10-year bond ended at 7.97 per cent compared with the previous close of 8.06 per cent
Rule 5/25 will apply on existing projects, banks can take more than 10% equity in restructured projects
Say a rate cut at this point would have improved investment sentiment and boosted rate-sensitive sectors
Excerpts from the media Q&A with the governor of the Reserve Bank of India
'Corporate houses must improve financials to get loans at lower rates'
Repo rate kept unchanged at 8% as RBI looks for 'certainty' on inflation; central bank says rate cut can be done even outside policy review cycle
SBI says it will happen sometime towards the end of the first quarter
Dollar selling by exporters and some banks for the second day in a row amid sustained capital inflows supported the rupee