The rupee completed its first monthly gain since July, after the central bank increased interest rates and Europe stepped up efforts to contain a debt crisis that drove funds from emerging-market assets.

Rupee completes monthly gain

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The capital market regulator&rsquo;s dream of further cutting the primary market timeline may hit a minor bump, with banks showing little interest in pushing Application Supported by Blocked Amount (Asba) at their branches.

I-bankers, brokers want banks to increase Asba presence

The vibe was positive on Wipro&rsquo;s analyst call after results. This was on the back of an improved outlook in terms of a fairly robust deal pipeline for IT services and healthy contributions from target industry verticals of banking and finance, energy (oil and gas), manufacturing and retail, across geographies.

Steering slowly back to growth track

The rupee fell the most in more than a week on concern that the government&rsquo;s income would fall short of estimates, undermining its efforts to cut the budget deficit. The rupee declined 1.2 per cent to 49.2650 per dollar in Mumbai, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, the biggest drop since October 20. It advanced 0.6 per cent last month, the first gain since July.

Rupee declines

The rupee rose, rebounding from a one-week low, on speculation that exporters repatriated their foreign income to take advantage of a favorable exchange rate.

Rupee rebounds from 1-week low

The rupee advanced for the third time this week on optimism of capital inflows increasing as policymakers ease rules for overseas ownership of local debt.

Rupee gains for the third time this week

Government bond yields may harden this week, as traders will sell existing papers to make room for new issuances in the holiday-shortened week. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will auction a new security in 13-year maturity this week.

Bond yields, rupee seen up in short trading week 

Soon, you may be able to buy mutual fund units, shares, insurance policies, bank deposits and other such financial products with a single Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance.

Uniform know-your-customer likely for entire financial sector

The rupee dropped the most in a week on concern that higher crude prices would widen the nation&rsquo;s current-account deficit.

Rupee down on high oil prices

The rupee depreciated against the dollar, as traders cut positions in riskier assets, eyeing developments in the euro zone.

Rupee falls most in seven weeks

The recovery rate of 40% will have to improve or higher provisioning will hurt.

State Bank: Slip, slide away

Rates may be lower than personal loans; loan-to-value may also be less.

Don't be dazzled by gold loans

The rupee dropped for a second day after data showed the current-account deficit widened and concern about the global economic outlook curbed demand for emerging-market assets.

Rupee declines a second day on deficit concerns

Moody&rsquo;s downgrade highlights asset quality issues in a slowing environment.

SBI: Renewed concerns

The rupee dropped for a third day on concern that Europe&rsquo;s debt crisis would dampen demand for exports from Asia&rsquo;s third-biggest economy.

Rupee drops on Europe concerns

The rupee strengthened for the first time in a week on speculation that US and European policy makers would boost monetary stimulus to protect economic growth, supporting demand for emerging-market assets.

Rupee rises for the first time in a week 

Yields on government bonds surged, as traders stayed away in the wake of the higher-than-budgeted borrowing plan announced for the second half. The ten-year benchmark government bond yield closed at a three-year high level of 8.75 per cent on Monday.

Bond yields up at 3-year high

Six leading bankers say the overall mood on economic growth is fairly bright, but the early signs of stress can&rsquo;t be ignored.

'We have reached a tipping point'

The rupee fell the most in more than two weeks as renewed concern that Europe&rsquo;s debt crisis was worsening prompted investors to favour the dollar&rsquo;s relative safety over emerging-market assets.

Rupee declines most in 2 weeks

When Barclays Capital announced the appointment of Bhuvnesh Singh and Neel Shahani as part of the institutional desk, the business strategy of the London-headquartered entity was clearly evident. The institutional desk of Barclays Bank Plc, which has been a late-starter in India, was looking at people who could bring ready business and big-ticket clientele along with them.

BS People: Bhuvnesh Singh & Neel Shahani

The rupee gained the most in more than two weeks after the nation&rsquo;s second-largest software exporter reported profit that beat analysts&rsquo; estimates.

Rupee climbs most in 2 weeks

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