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RBI chief Raghuram Rajan said on Thursday he was 'very uncomfortable' with the inflation reading, a comment that probably seals the case for him to deliver his third rate increase next Wednesday, despite a weak economy.
Key risk for price rise is the 'deficient' monsoon that could lead to a pick-up in inflation expectations.
Shares of IT major Infosys fell by over 5 per cent after the company slashed its revenue guidance for the second time this year due to its recent performance and "near-term uncertain business outlook".
This is the third increase in two months
Defender Anas Edathodika and midfielder Eugeneson Lyngdoh emerged as costliest picks for an identical Rs 1.1 crore by new outfit Jamshedpur FC and two-time champions ATK respectively in the Indian Super League domestic players draft in Mumbai on Sunday.
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The Indian rupee is likely to appreciate to 46 a dollar in the backdrop of a stable government at the centre and relatively resilient domestic demand, says a report by global financial services giant Goldman Sachs.
Infosys, however, cut 2017-18 revenue growth guidance to 5.5-6.5 per cent from 6.5-8.5 per cent in constant currency.
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has announced its first media fellowship for journalists of the South Asian region on climate change.
Last week, the country's leading exchange, Zebpay, launched trading in Litecoin, which is the eighth-largest cryptocurrency, following rising demand from Indian investors.
The rupee on Friday bounced back 32 paise to close at 64.74 against the American currency on fresh selling of dollar.
Weakness of dollar in the overseas market also boosted the rupee value against the dollar.
The trading range is expected to be within 63.00 to 63.80.
The dollar index was down by 0.02 per cent against a basket of six major currencies.
Assume that the rupee will trend lower over the next 10 years as India increases overseas sovereign exposures, and your long-term asset allocation should be geared to deal with this trend, suggests Devangshu Datta
India's current account deficit (CAD) is likely to ease to 4.4 per cent of the GDP in the current fiscal year on lower oil and gold prices, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA-ML)said in a research note.
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The report, however, said a sustained weakness in USD against the emerging market forex remains a key risk to this view.
The rupee had ended 11 paise higher at 62.20 on Tuesday.
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The central bank was seen selling dollars consistently when the rupee would approach the record low of 68.86 hit on August 28.
The players' auction for the Indian Premier League's second season got underway in Goa on Friday. A look the price list.
The Indian rupee on Wednesday ended unchanged against the US dollar at 61.41 ahead of the outcome of US Federal Reserve's policy meeting.
The dollar was weak against major world currencies.
Tribal rights activist Gladson Dungdung was offloaded from a London-bound Air India flight in New Delhi on Monday
The rupee has lost 23 paise or 0.35 per cent in two days.
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Falling for the third day, Indian rupee on Wednesday weakened by 14 paise to close at over one-week low of 62.02 against the Greenback.
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The decline in the quantum of PE investment in realty sector was due to to less number of deals (13 in H1 2013) as the average ticket size of deals remained same. In first half of 2012, there were 19 PE deals.
Time to take profits and move to the sidelines in an euphoria, says Sonali Ranade
Top gainers include Yes Bank, HUL, Vedanta, NTPC, Bharti Airtel, Adani Ports, PowerGrid and Tata Motors, rising up to 5 per cent.
The rupee shed 6 paise to hit a fresh 1-month low of 62.31 on Thursday.
Month end dollar demand from oil importers has forced rupee to trade weak.
The rupee on Tuesday lost another 15 paise against the US dollar to close at 65.88
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The rupee slumped to a record low of 65.56 on Thursday and is headed for a sixth straight session of decline.
Amid a grim global scenario, India will have to labour hard to hold on to seven per cent growth in 2016-17.
The RBI has failed to display intellectual leadership in correctly understanding India as an open economy.
The NSE Nifty ended 89.40 points, or 0.83 per cent, lower at 10,710.45.
The fall was led by L&T, IndusInd Bank, PowerGrid, NTPC, TCS, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Hero MotoCorp, Bharti Airtel and SBI, declining up to 2.64 per cent.
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