Mumbai, Aug 31 (Reuters) – India’s central bank stepped in again to support the rupee on Monday, after a surge in oil prices and rising expectations of a U.S. interest-rate hike combined to pressure the currency. The rupee was quoting
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RBI back to rupee’s rescue to counter oil, Fed headwinds; steps into swaps too
Mumbai, Aug 31 (Reuters) – India’s central bank stepped in again to support the rupee on Monday, after a surge in oil prices and rising expectations of a U.S. interest-rate hike combined to pressure the currency. The rupee was quoting at 95.44 to the dollar at 11:49 a.m. IST, down less than 0.1% from Friday. The currency opened weaker at 95.49 and had briefly fallen to 95.60 on the interbank order-matching system before the regular market session began. Get the latest news from India and how it matters to the world with the Reuters India File newsletter. Sign up here.
China’s Xi likely to visit India with big delegation for first time in seven years
NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to attend next month’s BRICS summit in New Delhi with a large delegation, three sources said, in what would be his first visit in seven years and a fresh sign of a thaw between the rivals. India is hosting the September 12 to 13 summit, where Xi’s presence would be watched less for the BRICS agenda than for what it signals about Beijing and New Delhi’s efforts to stabilise relations after deadly border clashes in 2020. “Chinese officials are busy finalising hotels and security protocols,” one of the
Gold touches five-month high at Rs 1.64 lakh per 10g in Delhi amid firm global cues
New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) Gold prices climbed to a more than five-month high of Rs 1.64 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, tracking firm global trends and renewed demand amid escalating US-Iran tensions. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity appreciated Rs 900 to Rs 1,64,400 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes), from Friday’s closing level of Rs 1,63,500 per 10 grams, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal was last quoted around this level on March 9, when it stood at Rs 1,64,300 per 10 grams. Silver also advanced
India sugar rally driven by speculation, not supply shortage, official says
NEW DELHI, Aug 24 – India has enough sugar stocks to meet festival-season demand, with a record price rally driven by speculative buying rather than any real supply shortfall, the head of the country’s top sugar industry body said on Monday. Sugar prices in India, the world’s biggest consumer of the sweetener, have jumped more than 40% in two months to a record high, prompting New Delhi to allow duty-free imports of 1 million metric tons of raw sugar for the first time in nearly a decade. “Sugar stocks and supplies are more than comfortable, and there will be no
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