The Indian rupee slumped 18 paise to 73.53 against the US dollar in opening trade on Tuesday tracking weak domestic equities and strong American currency.
Heavyweights including Brazil, China and India will report inflation data this week against a backdrop of quickening growth that's being fueled by months of easy money and fiscal largess
Prospect of stricter curbs is threatening to weaken the currency, which is among Asia's top three performers this month
While the NBP of private insurers, 23 in total, grew 55.18 per cent over the same period last year, state-owned Life Insurance Corporation reported 35.6 per cent growth
The country's foreign exchange reserves swelled by $3.913 billion to reach $588.02 billion in the week ended April 30, 2021, RBI data showed on Friday
SBI, HDFC Bank among lenders gearing up to support companies involved in mitigating Covid-19 outbreak.
Meanwhile, market sentiments are hurt on concern that rising Covid-19 cases in India and lockdown restriction in some states may hurt economic recovery.
JSW Energy on Tuesday said its arm JSW Hydro Energy will issue USD-denominated notes (green bonds) in overseas markets to raise funds
This comes amid a positive trend in domestic equities.
Traders are concerned that the rupee's tailwinds could start fading. Rising commodity prices may push the current-account into a deficit in the fiscal year that started in April
Indian unit was again the worst performer in the region, shedding 0.42% to the dollar. But most other Asian currencies lost too
While a value of Rs 74-74.5/$ looks fair, one can never tell. The RBI may have to intervene if the rupee crosses the 75 mark and edges upwards
The domestic unit slipped to 75.13 versus the US dollar, a level seen in August last year
The rupee fell for the fifth straight session and settled 15 paise down at 74.73 (provisional) against the US dollar as rising Covid-19 cases, weak domestic equities weighed on investors' sentiment
The rupee fell for the fourth straight session and settled 11 paise down at 74.58 (provisional) against the US dollar amid fears that a rapid resurgence of Covid in the country can disrupt recovery
Rupee vs Dollar: Over the short-term, currency watchers expect the rupee to fall on the back of the RBI's plan to buy government bonds worth Rs 1 trillion from the secondary market
The rupee tanked 105 paise to close at 74.47 (provisional) against the US currency on Wednesday amid concerns over surging Covid-19 cases in the country
The rupee pared its initial gains to close down by 12 paise at 73.42 against the US currency amid concerns that rising Covid-19 cases and lockdowns in some states may hurt the economic recovery
The rupee declined by 18 paise to close at 73.30 (provisional) against the US currency on strong American currency and risk aversion in the domestic market amid concerns over rising Covid-19 cases
The Indian rupee slumped 20 paise to 73.58 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday, weighed down by the strength of the greenback and weak domestic equities