All policy planners want low interest rate, says Jaitley
The rupee is likely to strengthen to 60-61 level by this fiscal-end on expectations of improvement in current account deficit (CAD) and higher inflows from overseas investors.
All sectoral indices, led by realty, PSU, oil & gas and banking, were in positive zone with gains of up to 1.25 per cent.
India too will advocate the IMF quote reforms at the two-day meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors beginning Saturday.
Gold prices in the country may even dip to Rs 20,500 per ten grams.
The Survey also said that the borrowings by banks have increased significantly.
The rupee had lost 21 paise on Tuesday's trade.
Gold is often considered a 'hedge' against an economic uncertainty.
The 50-share Nifty bounced 83.35 points, or 0.86 per cent, to 9,794.15 at close.
The IMF has encouraged both the UK and the EU to work collaboratively towards a smooth transition.
However, volatility is likely to be on the rise, said Benjamin Yeo, MD & CIO (Asia & Middle-East) for Wealth & Investment Management, Barclays.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
In October, CPI inflation was 5 per cent.
Sustained demand for the dollar is the reason.
Plan your investment and borrowing decisions, keeping in mind that possibility of interest rates heading north in India this fiscal.
And why markets could give up 25 per cent of all these gains made since March 2020
Markets ended higher, amid firm global cues, and are on track for third straight day of gains.
'The market movement will be largely driven by earnings growth.'
The home currency failed to keep momentum going and largely traded in a narrow range with positive bias in the absence of any market moving factors
The 30-share Sensex ended down 604 points at 28,845 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 181 points at 8,757. The Bank Nifty ended down 602 points at 19,146.
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on February 2, left the key interest rate unchanged citing inflation.
Investors need to understand and keep in mind how interest rates and the stock markets are related in order to make informed decisions.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday asserted that India's "real economy" will dictate both the currency valuation and the market.
Bullion merchants said increased buying by jewellers and retailers to meet wedding season demand and a firming trend overseas where gold surged to one-month high, mainly boosted the sentiment.
The Indian rupee on Monday reacted downwards by 12 paise to log nearly one-week closing low of 63.41 against the Greenback.
The broader markets ended in line with the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended higher by 1.3% and 0.9% each.
The precious metal had gained Rs 1,240 in the last eight days.
While enjoying long-awaited economic good times - and hoping they will last as long as possible - some caution and some prudence might be the best protection against bad surprises, says Claude Smadja.
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The broader NSE Nifty scaled a high of 10,856.55 before closing up by 55.90 points, or 0.52 per cent
The current account balance is the single most important indicator to assess an economy's health.
The inflows came against the backdrop of US Federal Reserve's decision to start reducing its bond purchases by $10 billion, to $75 billion, from this month.
Raghuram Rajan, whose current three-year tenure ends on September 4, has already said no to a second term.
Sensex ends lower; govt schemes in focus.
UBS reduced its Nifty target to 8,600 by December from 9,200.
The NSE Nifty too ended 58.60 points, or 0.54 per cent, higher at 10,967.30 after shuttling between 10,985.15 and 10,928 during the session.
In Singapore, oil prices eased in Asian trade today on a mixed US inventory report indicating tepid demand, while expectations of a return of Libyan supplies also weighed, analysts said.
