The rupee recovered from its all-time low level and settled for the day with gains of just 3 paise at 84.69 (provisional) against the US dollar in a range-bound trade on Tuesday, amid a positive trend in domestic equities. Forex traders said the rupee has been on a downtrend largely on the back of Donald Trump's rhetoric on BRICS currency, political instability in the Eurozone, weaker domestic macroeconomic indicators and unabated foreign portfolio outflows. US President-elect Trump on Saturday threatened a 100 per cent tariff on BRICS nations if they act to undermine the US dollar. Moreover, market participants are also awaiting cues from the upcoming RBI monetary policy on December 6, which will likely focus on balancing inflation and growth. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 84.75 and moved in a narrow range and touched an intra-day high of 84.64 and an all-time low of 84.76 against the greenback. On Monday, the rupee depreciated 12 paise to close at an ...
The rupee fell 4 paise to all-time low of 84.76 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, as the strength of the American currency in the overseas market and unabated foreign portfolio outflows dented investor sentiments. Forex traders said the depreciation in rupee was largely on the back of Donald Trump's rhetoric on BRICs currency, political instability in the Eurozone, weaker domestic macroeconomic indicators and unabated foreign portfolio outflows. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened a 100 per cent tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine the US dollar. Moreover, market participants are also awaiting cues from the upcoming RBI monetary policy on December 6, which will likely focus on balancing inflation and growth. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 84.75 and moved in a tight range and touched all-time low of 84.76 against the greenback, registering a fall of 4 paise over its previous close. On Monday, the rupee ..
The dollar received some support overnight from better-than-expected U.S. manufacturing data, which also showed a mitigation in price increases
Relentless selling by FPIs, disappointing earnings growth during the second quarter, and a rising US dollar have taken the wind out of the sails for secondary share sales
Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Brics nations if they push for de-dollarisation and introduce a currency that could challenge the US dollar
The dollar index gained 0.5 per cent, on track for its best day in over a week, making greenback-priced bullion more expensive for holders of other currencies
The rupee fell 2 paise to trade at 84.49 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday dragged down by significant foreign fund outflows and month-end dollar demand from importers. Forex traders said the rupee remains in a weakening mode due to dollar demand from importers and foreign banks. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 84.49 against the greenback, registering a fall of 2 paise over its previous close. On Thursday, the rupee depreciated 7 paise to close at 84.47 against US dollar. As FPIs sold Rs 11,000 crore of shares on Thursday Indian rupee was constantly on the selling side against the US dollar which surged to its highest at 84.51 before closing at 84.4850 with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) protecting any fall beyond 84.50 for now, Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP said. "Good month-end demand for US dollar and FPIs buying it kept dollar well bid near to 84.50. Expect the buying to continue o
Gold registered its deepest one-day decline in more than five months on Monday, and hit its lowest since Nov. 18 in the previous session, as safe-haven demand for the metal softened
The rupee fell sharply by 15 paise against the US dollar to 83.44 in early trade on Wednesday amid muted trends in the domestic equity markets. However, a decline in the dollar index and a marginal fall in the Brent crude index prevented further losses in the domestic unit, according to experts. At the interbank foreign exchange, the local unit opened at 84.38 -- down 9 paise from its previous close -- and then slid further to 84.44, registering a decline of 15 paise from its previous close. On Tuesday, the rupee pared its intra-day losses to settle flat at 84.29 against the US dollar. "The Indian banking liquidity fell into deficit as industry players paid Rs 1.6-1.8 lakh crore as GST payment. This was after two months that liquidity has fallen into a deficit as the RBI also intervened into forex markets to defend the rupee weighing on liquidity conditions," Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director, Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP, said. "The rupee may be in the
Rupee appreciated 7 paise to 84.22 against the US dollar in morning trade on Tuesday, on a sharp rebound in domestic equities amid improved investor risk appetite. Forex traders said the MSCI equity index rebalancing significantly boosted sentiment for Indian equity markets as foreign institutional investors broke a 40-session streak of net selling by purchasing Rs 9,947 crores on Monday, lending robust support to the rupee. Moreover, the win by the incumbent government in Maharashtra, further fueled investor confidence in economic stability, sparking a rally in equity markets. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 84.27 and moved in a tight range and touched an early high of 84.22 against the greenback, registering a gain of 7 paise over its previous close. On Monday, the rupee appreciated 12 paise to close at 84.29 against US dollar. "While Donald Trump's aggressive trade policies loom large, the rupee's outlook remains cautiously optimistic. The Reserve Bank of
Rupee weakened to 84.4975 per US dollar in early trading on Friday, eclipsing its previous all-time low of 84.4925 on Thursday
The rupee turned flat at 84.42 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday amid volatile crude oil prices and lackluster sentiment in the domestic equity markets. A weaker American currency supported the local unit, but it was weighed down by the relentless outflow of foreign funds, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 84.41 and slipped further to 84.42 against the greenback, trading at its previous closing level in early deals. On Tuesday, the rupee settled flat at 84.42 against the US dollar. The foreign exchange market was closed on Wednesday due to assembly elections in Maharashtra. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading lower by 0.11 per cent at 106.49. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose by 0.22 per cent to USD 72.97 per barrel in futures trade. On the domestic equity market front, Sensex was trading 398.45points, or 0.51 per cent lower, at 77,179.9
Spot gold was down 0.2 per cent at $2,627.60 per ounce as of 1238 GMT, after hitting its highest level since Nov. 11 earlier in the session. US gold futures were steady at $2,631.30
The rupee rose 2 paise to 84.40 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday amid a recovery in domestic equity markets and a weaker American currency against major Asian rivals. Forex traders said, however, sustained outflow of foreign funds and an upward movement in crude oil prices put pressure on the local unit and capped its sharp gain. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 84.39 and slipped further to 84.40 against the greenback, trading 2 paise higher from its previous close. On Monday, the rupee recovered from its lowest level of 84.46 to settle 4 paise higher at 84.42 against the US dollar. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading lower by 0.09 per cent at 106.10. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose by 0.19 per cent to USD 73.44 per barrel in futures trade. On the domestic equity market front, Sensex was trading 271.42 points, or 0.35 per cent higher, at 77,610.43 points
Tech shares advanced, tracking Wall Street's recovery from last week's steep losses although Nvidia's upcoming earnings on Wednesday limited the scope for big moves
A key pillar of support for the dollar has been the expectation that higher inflation under Trump will mean the Federal Reserve has less room to cut interest rates
India's forex reserves dropped by USD 6.477 billion to USD 675.653 billion for the week ended November 8, the RBI said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the forex reserves had dropped by USD 2.675 billion to USD 682.13 billion. The kitty, which had hit an all-time high of USD 704.885 billion in end-September, has been declining for multiple weeks. For the week ended November 8, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, decreased by USD 4.467 billion to USD 585.383 billion, the data released on Friday showed. Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves. Gold reserves decreased by USD 1.936 billion to USD 67.814 billion during the week, the RBI said. The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) were down by USD 60 million to USD 18.159 billion, the apex bank said. India's reserve position with the IMF was also down by USD
The dollar index rose to 106.66 per cent on Thursday post the US CPI data. Dollar index measures the strength of the greenback against a basket of six major currencies
Brent crude futures were down 3 cents to $72.25 a barrel at 0937 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 7 cents to $68.36
There is growing evidence of liquidity tightening in the US, Wood said, which raises a near-term risk to equities