Trade volumes were thin as US markets were closed for Martin Luther King Day
Hope of reduced Fed rate hikes, lack of RBI dollar buys drive rupee gains
Reduced dollar demand from oil firms, lack of RBI dollar buys prop up rupee
Overseas flows, lack of RBI dollar buys behind best rupee showing in 2 months
Foreign currency assets declined by $302 mn to $498.19 bn in week ended Dec 30
India-Bangladesh: Other issues that were discussed were the removal of non-tariff barriers and the re-opening of border haats
If the payment market is cornered by a few powerful private-sector platforms, they may impose hidden charges and fees
"Potential disruption to the forex markets can be serious"
The transactions using the retail CBDC can be both person-to-person as well as person-to-merchant, and payments can be made using QR codes shown at merchant locations
The rupee appreciated 16 paise to 81.54 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday on broad dollar weakness and in line with its Asian peers. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 81.69 against the dollar, then gained ground to touch 81.54, registering a rise of 16 paise over its previous close. On Thursday, the rupee appreciated by 23 paise to close at 81.70 against the US dollar. Forex traders said the American currency has retreated from its elevated levels post Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.23 per cent to 105.82. Moreover, steady crude oil price is also aiding investor sentiments. "Brent is steady around USD 85 per barrel after Thursday's drop which came on reports that the price caps proposed for Russian crude were too high and above the current levels," IFA Global Research Academy said in a note. Brent crude futures, the global oi
Talk of persistent rate hikes by US Fed officials also drags rupee lower
The rupee depreciated 12 paise to 81.86 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, tracking the strength of the American currency in the overseas market and a muted trend in domestic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 81.84 against the dollar, then lost ground to quote at 81.86, registering a loss of 12 paise over its previous close. On Friday, the rupee depreciated by 10 paise to close at 81.74 against the US currency. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, advanced 0.25 per cent to 107.19. The rupee started this Monday morning on a weaker note as the dollar continued to strengthen amid hawkish Fed rhetoric, Sriram Iyer, Senior Research Analyst at Reliance Securities, said, adding that the key trigger for the markets will be the US central bank's latest meeting. Weaker crude oil prices could cap losses, but Asian and emerging market peers were weak this Monday morning and wi
The RBI said it bought $23.27 billion and sold $33.62 billion in the spot market
The rupee depreciated 66 paise to 81.57 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, tracking the strength of the American currency in the overseas market and a muted trend in domestic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 81.41 against the dollar, then lost ground to quote at 81.57, registering a loss of 66 paise over its previous close. On Tuesday, the rupee appreciated 37 paise to close at 80.91 against the US dollar. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, advanced 0.17 per cent to 106.58. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.36 per cent to USD 93.52 per barrel. In the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 72.09 points or 0.12 per cent down at 61,800.90, and the broader NSE Nifty was trading lower by 24.60 points or 0.13 per cent to 18,378.80. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net sellers in capital markets as they offloaded
The latest decline in the reserves was primarily on account of a fall in the RBI's gold reserves, which fell by $705 million to 37.06 billion
So far in 2022, the Indian currency has weakened 9.9 per cent against the US dollar
Since the 1950s, a cocktail of partisan domestic interests has resulted in the Reserve Bank of India and the Indian government favouring an overvalued rupee
Central bank may have sold around $1 billion in Fx market on Thursday
Analysts say RBI is allowing the depreciation amid wider CAD and higher US interest rates
The central bank looks to protect headline reserves, deter offshore/onshore arbitrage on Rs with buy-sell swaps in forex market