The dollar index gained 0.37% on the day to 96.853. The euro fell 0.44% to $1.1199
The dollar hovered below a 16-month peak in early Asian trade
The dollar rose to a 16-month high on Tuesday after data showed US consumers looked past rising prices and drove retail sales higher than expected last month
The data due on Wednesday is expected to show U.S. consumer prices galloped and Chinese factory gate prices soared in October
The dip in the greenback pulled the dollar index to a one-month low in Asian hours
The dollar made a wobbly start to the week on Monday with the kiwi and sterling edging higher after a red-hot inflation readout in New Zealand and hawkish remarks from Britain's central bank chief
The dollar index, which measures the currency against six rivals, was about flat at 94.016, after dropping 0.53% on Wednesday, the most since Aug. 23.
The rupee's movement has been particularly strong in the past few sessions
Still, uncertainty remains whether the developer will be able to pay the coupon on its offshore dollar bonds, due on Thursday.
Rupee had risen rapidly last week of August, closing at 73 a dollar level on August 31, from 74.2 level on August 26 after Fed Chair Powell indicated he was in no hurry to raise rates
The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, while layoffs in August dropped to their lowest level in more than 24 years
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.091% to 92.903.
Rising Covid-19 infections caused by the highly contagious Delta variant have fuelled concerns about the recovery from the global health crisis
A drop in the U.S. dollar provided a boost on Monday, making crude less expensive for holders of other currencies
Strong corporate profits have eased concerns over the Covid pandemic, as vaccine roll-outs continue apace in developed markets
Amazon's warning of slowing growth gave investors a reason to tamper recent market exuberance and cash in profits
Asia-focused private equity firm PAG on Thursday said it has reached an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Acme Formulation Pvt Ltd (Acme) for USD 145 million (around Rs 1,054 crore).
The January-June period of 2021 saw 20 per cent rise in deals to a record high of USD 43 billion besides creation of 10 new unicorns, despite the devastating second wave of the pandemic, according to a report. The period saw completion of 856 deals worth USD 43 billion with an average deal size of USD 50 million, the report by Grant Thornton said. While in volume terms, it is 42 per cent more than the year-ago period's, in value terms is is higher by 20 per cent over last year, which is a record, it said. The private equity inflows into the tech space saw 10 new unicorns being created during the first half (H1) of 2021. Of these, five are from the e-commerce space, taking the overall tally well past 100 in the country. The deal street was led by higher number of private equity deals and 221 merger and acquisitions (M&As) aggregating to USD 24.4 billion, which is 36 per cent higher than that in H1 of 2020. The Adani Group has been one of the most active acquirers with the ...
The rupee pared some of its initial gains to settle 5 paise higher at 74.54 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday amid a firm trend in domestic equities. At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened at 74.48 against the greenback and witnessed an intra-day high of 74.47 and a low of 74.55 during the session. On Wednesday, the rupee had settled at 74.59 against the US dollar. "Indian rupee consolidated in the range of 74.65 to 74.40 for the fifth day in absence of fresh cues. Traders are in dilemma as at one end risk-on sentiments and dollar inflows are in favour of rupee while on other hand higher crude oil prices and central bank's interventions adding pressure on rupee," Dilip Parmar, Research Analyst, HDFC Securities. Parmar further added that Spot USDINR is likely to remain in range of 74.40 to 74.65 for few more days amid dollar inflows and stronger regional currencies. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of si