Markets open flat as investors wait for RBI policy amid rupee weakness

The modest opening reflected mixed global signals and continued concerns over foreign institutional investor outflows and continued rupee weakness, even as expectations of a US Federal Reserve rate cut provided some support. The benchmark indices opened marginally higher on Thursday morning with the Sensex rising 156.04 points or 0.18 per cent to ₹85,262.85 and the […]

Infosys, TCS, Wipro and other IT stocks rise up to 2% after the rupee fell to a new low. What drives this movement?

IT stocks such as Infosys, TCS and Wipro rose up to 2% on Wednesday after the sharp fall in the rupee past the Rs 90 per dollar mark spurred renewed buying in high-export technology names. The currency’s fall to an unprecedented 90.13 against the US dollar, its weakest level ever, pushed investors towards dollar income […]

US sanctions and delays in trade deals dragged the rupee to a new record low at 89.48. A decline of 4.6% this year, what now?

The Indian rupee hit a new low of 89.48 against the US dollar on Friday, pressured by US sanctions imposed on certain Indian companies linked to Iran’s oil trade. The rate fell by 87 paise to close at an all-time low of 89.55 (provisional) against the US dollar.The coin breached the previous low of 88.80, […]