Gold slips below Rs 79,000 mark on lower demand

Gold slips below Rs 79,000 mark on lower demand

Gold prices slipped below Rs 79,000 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday due to poor offtake by stockists and retailers, according to the local marketmen. Gold declined during the last trading session of the year as participants were cautious, traders said. The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity declined Rs 550 … Read more

Rupee dips to record intraday low of 85.10 vs US dollar, closes moderately stronger at 85.01

Rupee dips to record intraday low of 85.10 vs US dollar, closes moderately stronger at 85.01

The Indian rupee depreciated to an all time low during the day, but ended slightly stronger at 85.01 per US dollar on a closing basis, due to the rebalancing of FTSE’s equity index and interventions from the Reserve Bank of India, traders said. The rupee hit a low of 85.10/$1 during the day, before closing … Read more

Infosys, Wipro show strong sequential growth in Q2 dollar revenue

Infosys, Wipro show strong sequential growth in Q2 dollar revenue

Infosys and Wipro delivered better than expected sequential growth in dollar denominated revenue for the September quarter. The difference in their performance was on the front of profitability and the total contract value of new deals. While Infosys disappointed on these parameters, Wipro surpassed analysts’ estimates on profits, profitability and also reported a revival in … Read more

ET Explainer: Why unwinding of Yen carry trades can rattle global financial markets

ET Explainer: Why unwinding of Yen carry trades can rattle global financial markets

The so-called Yen carry trade has been in focus in the past few trading sessions in the wake of the selloff in shares of US technology giants. A look at what is Yen carry trade and what it means for the financial markets worldwide: What is a Carry Trade? A carry trade is a hugely … Read more

Probe agency NIA charges Bihar resident in 2019 Surat fake currency case

Probe agency NIA charges Bihar resident in 2019 Surat fake currency case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a chargesheet against an accused in the 2019 Surat Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) case. The central anti-terror probe agency charged Abdul Gaffar, alias Gaffarbhai, a resident of Bihar’s Katihar, for being involved in a criminal conspiracy, along with several others, for the circulation and distribution of … Read more

Bharti Airtel posts Q4 revenue miss on currency devaluation in Africa

Bharti Airtel posts Q4 revenue miss on currency devaluation in Africa

Airtel reported a 4.4% rise in its profit before exceptional items and taxes to ₹52.34 billion. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel reported fourth-quarter revenue below expectations on Tuesday, hurt by currency devaluation in Africa. India’s second-ranked telecom carrier by subscribers said consolidated revenue from operations rose 4.4% to ₹375.99 billion … Read more

Earnings will continue to grow at 15%-16% in next two years: Pankaj Pandey

Earnings will continue to grow at 15%-16% in next two years: Pankaj Pandey

“I think rate cut, again expectations have been also sort of pushed beyond because we do not expect the US Fed to sort of cut rates because that will sort of put pressure on the currency,” says Pankaj Pandey, Head Research, ICICIdirect.com.What is the market expecting from the RBI policy, a status quo and I … Read more

How can corporates use the ETCD platform to hedge their forex? Gaurang Somaiya explains

How can corporates use the ETCD platform to hedge their forex? Gaurang Somaiya explains

“We are expecting that this low volatility could still continue. So, there has been this tussle which has been going on between the bulls and the bears,” says Gaurang Somaiya, MOFSL. First thing I want to ask about is the volatility in rupee which is at a multi-month low. Now, this is making Indian corporates … Read more

Currency in circulation down Rs 36,000 cr week after Rs 2k note move

Currency in circulation down Rs 36,000 cr week after Rs 2k note move

Mumbai: Currency in circulation declined by ₹36,492 crore a week after the Reserve Bank of India requested people to deposit or exchange the recently withdrawn ₹2,000 notes, most probably reflecting the value of notes returned to banks. Latest RBI data shows that the outstanding currency in circulation (CIC) as on May 26 was at ₹34.4 … Read more