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The Indian Rupee gains ground in Monday’s Asian session.  Fresh foreign and USD inflows support the INR.  The preliminary readings of the India HSBC PMI and US S&P Global PMI reports will be the highlights later on Monday. The Indian Rupee (INR) trades stronger on Monday after closing its strongest in over two months. Positive domestic equities and fresh foreign fund inflows could provide some support to the Indian currency. Additionally, the US Dollar (USD) inflows help mitigate the impact of the decline in Asian peers. Nonetheless, a rebound in Crude...

Amid Indian equity market seeing massive outflows, Overseas Direct Investments (ODI) by Indian institutions and individuals in April-January period of the current fiscal has exceeded the total of the last fiscal by 15 per cent. Experts feel that besides displaying India Inc’s strategic ambitions, it shows that the next cycle of growth may not be led by emerging economies.Data from Finance Ministry shows ODI in April-January touched $16,364 million as against $14,234 million of full fiscal last fiscal. The growth was led by financial, insurance, and business services sectors (39...

India has reaffirmed its engagement with BRICS while making it clear that it is not part of any initiative to undermine the US dollar. This comes in response to US President Donald Trump’s latest warning of a 100% tariff on imports from BRICS nations if they pursue a common currency.External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, in a statement to Parliament, emphasised India’s role as a founding member of BRICS, highlighting the bloc’s focus on inclusive global governance. However, he clarified that India does not support any move within BRICS to reduce...

Gold prices fell in India on Friday, according to data compiled by FXStreet. The price for Gold stood at 8,409.45 Indian Rupees (INR) per gram, down compared with the INR 8,447.88 it cost on Thursday. The price for Gold decreased to INR 98,085.98 per tola from INR 98,534.41 per tola a day earlier. Unit measure Gold Price in INR 1 Gram 8,409.45 10 Grams 84,093.86 Tola 98,085.98 Troy Ounce 261,563.30   Daily Digest Market Movers: Gold price is pressured by modest USD strength; downside potential seems limited The US Dollar...

In a significant move towards enhancing economic ties, India and Mauritius announced an agreement to enable trade using local currencies. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was struck between the two nations' central banks to promote trade in the Indian Rupee (INR) and the Mauritian Rupee (MUR).The MoU, formalized on March 12, 2025, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam, will establish the INR-MUR Local Currency Settlement (LCS) System. This system aims to minimize dependence on hard currencies in cross-border transactions, as confirmed...

Reserve Bank of India and Bank of Mauritius sign MoU to promote the use of Indian Rupee and Mauritian Rupee for cross-border transactions, aiming to optimize costs and settlement time.Mumbai, Mar 18 (PTI) Reserve Bank and the Bank of Mauritius (BOM) have signed a pact for establishing a framework to promote the use of the Indian Rupee and the Mauritian Rupee (MUR) for cross-border transactions.The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra and BOM Governor Rama Krishna Sithanen G C S K, the central bank said...

Gold prices remained broadly unchanged in India on Friday, according to data compiled by FXStreet. The price for Gold stood at 8,361.12 Indian Rupees (INR) per gram, broadly stable compared with the INR 8,358.71 it cost on Thursday. The price for Gold was broadly steady at INR 97,522.43 per tola from INR 97,496.98 per tola a day earlier. Unit measure Gold Price in INR 1 Gram 8,361.12 10 Grams 83,613.91 Tola 97,522.43 Troy Ounce 260,053.80   Daily digest market movers: Gold price soars unfazed by a strong US Dollar The...

Bollywood — the term used to describe the Hindi film industry — has become a massive force in the global travel industry, helping make destinations featured on the silver screen tourist attractions, a subject we examined recently. Ahead of next week's Skift India Forum, Editor-in-Chief Sarah Kopit and Head of Research Seth Borko discussed Bollywood's outsized influence on Indian tourism and other topics related to the sector with MakeMyTrip Chief Marketing and Business Officer Raj Rishi Singh. Listen Now 🎧 Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | RSS Key Points The Power of Bollywood in Indian Culture: Movies,...

(Bloomberg) -- India’s dollar stockpile had its biggest weekly gain in over three years, bolstered by the Reserve Bank of India’s currency swap operations last month.Foreign exchange reserves grew by $15.3 billion to nearly $654 billion in the week to March 7, data released on Thursday showed. That is the highest weekly gain since Aug. 27, 2021, according to Bloomberg-compiled data.This comes after the central bank injected $10 billion through a foreign-exchange swap auction on Feb. 28, stepping up efforts to ease a cash crunch in the financial system. The...

(Bloomberg) -- India’s dollar stockpile had its biggest weekly gain in over three years, bolstered by the Reserve Bank of India’s currency swap operations last month.Foreign exchange reserves grew by $15.3 billion to nearly $654 billion in the week to March 7, data released on Thursday showed. That is the highest weekly gain since Aug. 27, 2021, according to Bloomberg-compiled data.This comes after the central bank injected $10 billion through a foreign-exchange swap auction on Feb. 28, stepping up efforts to ease a cash crunch in the financial system. The...