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Rupee ends 3 paise weaker at 85.57 against US dollar

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..... Rupee ends 3 paise weaker at 85.57 against US dollar
PTI News
Dated:- 16-5-2025
PTI
Mumbai, May 16 (PTI) Rupee pared its gains and settled 3 paise lower at 85.57 against the greenback on Friday as robust inflow of foreign capital failed to boost the local currency amid negative equity market sentiment and higher crude oil prices. The government data that showed the country' trade def .....

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..... icit widening in April also dragged the rupee downward, according to forex traders. At the interbank foreign exchange, the local unit opened strong at 85.28 and traded in the range of 85.28 to 85.70. It eventually settled at 85.57, lower by 3 paise from its previous close. On Thursday, the rupee depreciated 22 paise to close at 85.54 against the greenback. "Though the Asian currencies were a .....

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..... ll up, and so were the European currencies, the rupee could not make much headway towards 85.00 level and was getting sold near 85.30 and staying in a range broadly between 85-86 and narrowly between 85.25 and 85.75, which is also the range expected on Monday," Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director, Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP, said. In the domestic equity market, Sensex .....

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..... declined 200.15 points to settle at 82,330.59, while Nifty fell 42.30 points to 25,019.80. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading lower by 0.12 per cent at 100.75. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose 0.14 per cent to 64.62 per barrel in futures trade. The government data released on Thursday showed India's trade deficit .....

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..... widened to a five-month high of USD 26.42 billion as imports rose 19.12 per cent year-on-year to USD 64.91 billion in April due to a rise in shipments of crude oil and fertiliser. However, India's exports also rose 9.03 per cent to USD 38.49 billion -- the highest in six months -- driven by healthy growth in sectors such as electronics and engineering goods. "The trade data indicated an incre .....

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..... ase in exports by about 9 per cent while imports increased 19.13 per cent, taking the trade deficit higher to USD 26.42 billion... The service exports saved the day for India as seen in the last few months/years," Bhansali added. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 8,831.05 crore on a net basis on Friday, according to exchange data. India's forex reserves jumped by .....

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..... USD 4.553 billion to USD 690.617 billion for the week ended May 9 on the back of a steep increase in gold assets, the RBI said on Friday. PTI TRB HVA
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