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The rupee today gained 44 paise to close below the 50-mark at 49.84/85 against the US currency amid a surge in equity markets and sustained selling of the dollar by exporters and some banks.

Rupee gains 44 paise to close below 50-mark

Press Trust of India

The rupee weakened, halting a two-day gain, on speculation that importers took advantage of the biggest advance in more than a month to buy dollars at a more favourable exchange rate. The rupee also dropped after China reported a trade deficit of $31.5 billion for February, the most in at least 22 years. The currency pared losses as a government report showed India&rsquo;s industrial output grew 6.8 per cent in January from a year earlier, the fastest in seven months.

Rupee falls on dollar sale speculation 

The rupee today ended up marginally by four paise at 49.93/94 against the US currency, on fresh selling of dollars by banks and exporters amid sustained foreign capital inflows.

Rupee ends up 4 paise vs dollar

The rupee rose to a one-week high on optimism that foreign investors would boost purchases of local assets after government data showed factory output rose at the fastest pace in seven months.

Rupee rises to one-week high

The rupee strengthened for a second day on speculation international investors will buy the nation&rsquo;s assets after the government reported the slowest manufacturing inflation in a year. Funds based abroad added $278 million to holdings of Indian shares on March 12, exchange data show. Prices of factory goods rose 5.75 per cent in February from a year earlier, the slowest pace since January 2011, a commerce ministry report showed on Wednesday.

Rupee gains for the second day

The rupee strengthened by 8 paise to Rs 49.85 per US dollar in the opening trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange today on increased foreign capital inflows.

Rupee gains 8 paise vs dollar in early trade

Over the past two years, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was raising rates in a futile effort to contain stubborn inflation, as the government fumbled on fixing decrepit infrastructure and other supply bottlenecks in the economy.

Reserve Bank of India stuck in damage control mode

Reuters 

The rupee today ended marginally higher by two paise at 49.91/92 against the US currency on mild dollar selling by banks and exporters amid sustained foreign capital inflows.

Rupee marginally up Vs dollar ahead of RBI policy

Madan Menon&rsquo;s rise in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in the last five years has been nothing less than meteoric.

BS People: Madan Menon

The rupee fell by 25 paise to Rs 50.16 against the American currency in early trade today on the Interbank Foreign Exchange, weighed down by dollar's gains against other currencies overseas.

Rupee down 25 paise vs dollar in morning trade

Tracking the steep fall in stock markets, the rupee lost a hefty 47 paise to end the day sub-50 level after six days at 50.38/39 against the dollar.

Rupee loses 47 paise against dollar

Most derivative analysts have advised their clients to take positive positions on the market ahead of Friday&rsquo;s Budget. The optimism has more to do with the market trend being positive and less with high expectations from the Budget.

Derivative analysts positive on market

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee got an important Budget-eve message from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao: unveil &ldquo;credible fiscal consolidation&rdquo;, as lax policies were hurting the central bank&rsquo;s efforts to reduce lending rates.

RBI hawkish, Survey bullish

Rupee posts heavy losses against dollar

Your wait for a reduction in lending rates may soon be over, if the country&rsquo;s largest commercial bank has its way.

SBI may cut rates on select loans 

Government bond yields and overnight indexed swap (OIS) rates soared after the Reserve Bank of India kept repo rate unchanged at 8.5 per cent at its mid-quarter policy review announced on Thursday.

Bond yields, swap rates jump

India Inc&rsquo;s top line growth remains robust, but the picture pales on the margin front. While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Duvvuri Subbarao blamed poor pricing power for this, his stance is a break from the past.

RBI's U-turn: Indian companies losing pricing power

The Reserve Bank of India said on Thursday country&rsquo;s current account deficit (CAD) was likely to remain high, on the back of feeble export growth and volatile crude oil prices.

Current account deficit a challenge

In our view, the most important takeaway of Thursday&rsquo;s monetary policy review is the central bank&rsquo;s reluctance to provide a clear monetary easing signal, given the persistence of inflation risks due to a recent surge in global crude oil prices, fiscal pressures and a weak rupee.

RBI's April rate cut likely: Gunit Chadha

The critical agenda with Reserve Bank of India now is to maintain adequacy and cost of liquidity in such a manner that market (and monetary) dynamics stay as catalysts to growth momentum without inflaming inflationary pressures. The focus on growth gains priority, while the government struggles to address issues concerning fiscal and trade deficit with limited ability to address the issues from the cost side.

Watch after addressing liquidity: Romesh Sobti

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