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Foreign and domestic institutional investors were net buyers in Indian equities on Wednesday, with domestic funds continuing to show stronger momentum, provisional exchange data showed.Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) made a net purchase of ₹890.93 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth ₹1,091.34 crore on a net basis. For the month so far, FIIs have sold Indian equities worth ₹5,869.04 crore, with gross purchases of ₹172,852.35 crore and gross sales of ₹178,721.39 crore. In contrast, DIIs have emerged as firm buyers, net purchasing ₹58,138.87 crore worth of stocks, with...

(Bloomberg) -- People’s Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng laid out in the clearest terms yet his vision for the future of a new global currency order after decades of dollar dominance, predicting a more competitive system will take root in the years to come. Most Read from Bloomberg “In the future, the global monetary system could continue to evolve toward a situation where a few sovereign currencies co-exist, compete and check and balance each other,” Pan said Wednesday in a keynote speech at the annual Lujiazui Forum in Shanghai....

Escalating tensions between Israel and Iran pushed global oil prices up, leading to a decline in the Indian currency and the nation’s equity markets. Major market benchmarks, the BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty fell by afternoon trade despite a brief recovery run during brunch hours. The Sensex lost more than 346 points to hit a day low of 81.237.01 while Nifty shed 102 points to a low of 24750.45 so far. TCS, Hindustan Unilever, Adani Ports, Bajaj Finserv, NTPC, HCL Tech, and Tata Motors led the laggards in the...

Speculation around US involvement puts FX, equities under pressure. by Zijia Song and Srinivasan Sivabalan  Currencies and stocks in developing nations fell as escalating tensions in the Middle East and the upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate decision dimmed risk appetite.   Indexes tracking emerging-market currencies and stocks saw losses of more than 0.4% each on Tuesday as Tehran was hit by a fresh wave of missiles. President Donald Trump was set to meet his national security team to discuss the conflict, fueling speculation that the US could join Israel’s attack on Iran.  ...

The governor of China’s central bank outlined a plan on Wednesday for a global financial system that relies on several major currencies, not just the dollar, as Beijing steps up its campaign to weaken the U.S. dollar’s primacy.Pan Gongsheng, the governor of the People’s Bank of China, did not mention the dollar by name but gave an extended critique of the potential dangers of international reliance on a single country’s currency.In a coded reference to the United States, Mr. Pan cited the dangers posed by fiscal and regulatory problems in...

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Chinese economy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.China’s central bank governor has said he expects a new global currency order to emerge after decades of dominance by the US dollar, with the renminbi competing in a “multi-polar international monetary system”.Speaking at China’s flagship financial forum in Shanghai, Pan Gongsheng said the US dollar had “established its dominance” after the second world war and “retained its status up till now”. He warned of “excessive reliance” on a single currency. “In...

As of end-November 2024, the 40-currency trade-weighted Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) stood at 108.13—the highest on record—indicating that the Rupee was significantly overvalued.By end-April, the REER had corrected to 100.80, suggesting the overvaluation had already been addressed. That’s the latest available data, as per the RBI bulletin. However, since then, the Rupee has underperformed its Asian peers.It has been the worst performer—weakening 1.3% against the Dollar—while the offshore Yuan has appreciated 1.1% during the same period.Other Asian currencies have gained between 0.4% and 7%. Based on this trend, the...

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Economists warn that the finance ministry’s projected gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.3% to 6.8% for FY26 could come under pressure as global headwinds, rising geopolitical tensions, volatile capital flows, trade disruptions and weak private investment intensify. On the domestic front, India must address challenges in private sector investment and weak urban demand. Trump’s tariffs hit export-heavy Asian economies like China and Vietnam harder than India, which leans more on domestic consumption. Also read: CBDT probes crypto-related tax evasion Still, headwinds at home led chief economic advisor V. Anantha...