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The Indian rupee weakened sharply on Monday, falling alongside most emerging market (EM) currencies after US President Donald Trump threatened new reciprocal tariffs and penalties on countries aligned with BRICS.The rupee ended at 85.85 per US dollar, down 0.54% from Friday’s close of 85.39, after hitting an intraday low of 86.02. The dollar strengthened broadly after Trump unveiled a new tariff policy targeting countries he said are "aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies" of the BRICS group, prompting a selloff in emerging market currencies.In a social media post, Trump said...

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...

Rupee traded in a narrow range on Tuesday, slipping 8 paise to 84.38 against the US dollar in early trade amid a stronger dollar index, weakness in Asian currencies, and lingering geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 84.28 and moved between an early high of 84.26 and a low of 84.38 against the greenback. The domestic currency had closed at 84.30 on Monday, registering a 27 paise gain. Forex traders said that while the USD/INR pair remained under pressure from global...