Indian bond yields tracked a slide in their US peers and the rupee inched higher amid a modest rise in other Asian currencies
Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures fell 0.54 per cent to USD 102.62 per barrel
The survey noted that 52 per cent expect health care and medicines costs to escalate
We need to maintain the gap of interest rate differential with the US by raising rates in a measured way and allow the rupee to find its own level
Indian rupee may further depreciate to 82 to a dollar in the near term due to widening of trade deficit and expected aggressive rate hike by the US Fed later this week to tame record high inflation
He added that unlike earlier crises, the depreciation of the rupee against the US dollar was lower than other major global currencies such as the Swiss Franc, the Euro, the British pound and the Yen
The rupee on July 21 hit a low of 80.06 per dollar in intraday trade but it bounced back to close at 79.99
The rupee settled on a flat note on Friday as gains from positive domestic equities and fresh foreign inflows were negated by strong demand for the American currency in the overseas market. At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened lower at 79.90 against the greenback and finally settled at 79.86, registering a fall of just 1 paisa from its previous close. During the day the local unit witnessed an intra-day high of 79.86 and a low of 79.92 against the American currency. On Thursday, the rupee recovered from its all-time low of 80.06 to close 20 paise higher at 79.85 against the US dollar following overall weakness in crude oil prices and fresh foreign fund inflows. The dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was up 0.20 per cent at 107.12. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.56 per cent to USD 103.28 per barrel. "Surge in domestic markets, FII inflows and softening crude oil prices supported the Rupee
The rupee depreciated 7 paise to 79.92 against the US dollar in opening trade on Friday tracking the strength of the dollar in the overseas market and firm crude oil prices
"RBI has been supplying US dollars to the market to ensure adequate supply of liquidity," Governor Shaktikanta Das said
The rupee recovered from its all-time low of 80.06 to close 20 paise higher at 79.85 (provisional) against the US dollar following overall weakness in oil prices and fresh foreign fund inflows.
Rupee, which has plumbed the 80-level against the US dollar, is unlikely to get any tailwind this fiscal and may fall further in the medium term due to higher crude prices and imports, says a report.
CLOSING BELL: Among sectors, the Nifty PSB index rose 1.56 per cent, while the Nifty Pharma slipped 0.4 per cent
The nation's firms had $79 billion of unhedged offshore loans at the end of March, about 44% of their total overseas borrowings, according to the latest data from the Reserve Bank of India
The rupee depreciated 1 paisa to its all-time low of 80.06 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday amid demand for dollar from oil importers and firm crude oil prices
India's economic activity showed early signs of cooling off in June as acute price pressures, rising interest rates, and a falling rupee dampened sentiment after a strong showing the previous month
CEA Nageswaran said that the depreciation of the rupee against the US dollar has been lower than other major global currencies such as the Euro, the British pound and the Japanese yen
The rupee settled at 79.99 per dollar on Wednesday - a fresh closing low for the Indian unit versus the greenback
Most analysts and traders believe worst is yet to come for the rupee, despite the RBI's intent to defend the currency and India's sound macroeconomic fundamentals
The rupee declined 13 paise to close below the 80 mark for the first time against the US currency on Wednesday due to strong dollar demand from importers amid high crude oil prices. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 79.91 and later slid to a low of 80.05 to a dollar. The rupee traded in a range of 79.89 to 80.05 in the day trade. It finally settled at the day's low level of 80.05, showing a loss of 13 paise over the previous close. On Tuesday, the rupee recovered from its all-time low of 80.05 to close 6 paise higher at 79.92 against the US dollar following forex inflows and suspected RBI intervention. Forex traders said significant dollar demand from oil importers, firm crude oil prices as well as concerns about swelling trade deficit weighed on investor sentiments. "Overall gains in crude in the last few days where Brent has risen again above USD 105 and lack of intervention from RBI has kept the rupee hovering around 80.00. Going ahead rupee