The rupee ends flat, with the NDF’s maturity-linked dollar bids blunting modest inflows

The Indian rupee finished almost flat on Wednesday as demand for the dollar, fueled by expiring contracts in the non-deliverable futures market, blunted the positive boost from modest inflows and gains among Asian peers.Despite expectations of increased dollar demand linked to NDF maturities this week, willingness to bet against the currency has also dulled on […]

The FY27 borrowing plan pushes G-Sec interest rates higher; The rupee recovers after RBI intervention

Market participants said the central bank’s dollar sales and swap operations helped stabilize the currency and manage liquidity, amid pressure from higher borrowing plans. | Photo credit: Government bond (G-Sec) yields firmed on Monday after the Union Budget for FY27 proposed a higher government borrowing programme. However, the rupee recovered lost ground following reports of […]

The rupee is supported by RBI intervention and swaps ease liquidity while bonds are on sale

The Indian rupee posted its best one-day gain in more than a month on Monday, boosted by likely central bank dollar sales and modest inflows that eased spillovers from volatility in global markets.The central bank supplemented its interventions with dollar-rupee buy/sell swaps, which, traders said, were aimed at offsetting the liquidity impact of its spot […]

Rupee weakness is now a five-channel threat to the Indian economy, BofA warns

The weakening Indian currency is causing a broad, five-channel macroeconomic shock that could change everything from business sentiment to fiscal accounts, Bank of America Global Research said in a report on Monday, arguing that the rupee’s decline “could and will impact several macroeconomic variables in India, if it persists.”The warning comes as the rupee closed […]