BJP govt responsible for rupee depreciation against US dollar: Selja
The former Union minister said neither Prime Minister Narendra Modi nor any BJP member is speaking up about this depreciation.
The former Union minister said neither Prime Minister Narendra Modi nor any BJP member is speaking up about this depreciation.
India’s external debt rose by $4.7 billion in the April-June quarter to touch the USD 629.1 billion mark, although the…
Afghanistan's central bank Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) sold $14 million by auction on Sunday to stabilise the exchange rate of the national currency afghani, the bank said in a statement released here on Sunday.
According to RBI's latest data, India's foreign currency assets, the biggest component of the forex reserves, fell by USD 4.38 billion to USD 509.691 billion.
The Pakistani rupee (PKR) has continued a speedy crash against the US dollar with another big fall as the greenback was traded at a record high price of 276.58 PKR in the interbank market.
The Sensex closed 66.44 points, or 0.17 per cent higher than its previous close, at 39,749.73, after moving in the narrow range of 39,828.65.
Meanwhile, the United States, President Donald Trump on Sunday accused China of breaking the negotiated trade deal draft and indicated toughening of his stand against China in a series of tweets.
"The rupee is under pressure as the trade tension escalated between US and China. Global markets are also under pressure hence the rupee is weakening. In coming sessions, volatility is expected to rise in the rupee as the date of election results approaches," said Rushabh Maru, Research Analyst - Currency and Commodity, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers.
China has threatened to take retaliatory measures if US President Donald Trump raises tariffs on USD 200 billion worth of goods ahead of the crucial 11th round of talks aimed at ending the trade war between the world's two largest economies.
The local unit, however, pared some gains and was quoted at 69.54 against the American currency at 0951 hrs.
