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New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The government may cap sugar exports if the approved quota is not fully utilised, with surplus supplies likely to be diverted towards ethanol or carried forward as stock, Sanjeev Chopra, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, said today. "If it is not exported, then the export will be capped so that it can be diverted towards Ethanol," Chopra said on the sidelines of the ISMA SugarNXT 2026, adding, "If it is not exported, then it will remain wit ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI): Ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Police Committee (MPC) announcement of decisions taken in its first meeting of the financial year 2026-27 on Wednesday, economists have opined that the central bank is most likely to maintain the 'status quo' on repo rates. There would, however, be several policy decisions that will be announced, addressing key macro issues, they said. Speaking exclusively to ANI, Dipti Deshpande, Principal Economi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7: DBS Bank India announced its new DBS Aspire banking proposition, along with the signature Aspire debit card, designed for the country's fast-growing, well-travelled, emerging affluent segment. DBS Aspire extends premium banking access to clients with a total relationship value of Rs. 10 lakh or a minimum monthly savings account average balance of Rs. 2 lakh, positioning the bank as a long-term banking partner to these customers as they grow their wealth. Also Read | ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], April 7: DBS Bank India announced its new banking/account/dbs-aspire" rel="noopener" target="_blank">DBS Aspire banking proposition, along with the signature Aspire debit card, designed for the country's fast-growing, well-travelled, emerging affluent segment. DBS Aspire extends premium banking access to clients with a total relationship value of Rs. 10 lakh or a minimum monthly savings account average balance of Rs. 2 lakh, positioning the bank as a long-term banking pa ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], April 7: DBS Bank India announced its new banking/account/dbs-aspire" rel="noopener" target="_blank">DBS Aspire banking proposition, along with the signature Aspire debit card, designed for the country's fast-growing, well-travelled, emerging affluent segment. DBS Aspire extends premium banking access to clients with a total relationship value of Rs. 10 lakh or a minimum monthly savings account average balance of Rs. 2 lakh, positioning the bank as a long-term banking pa ...Read More >
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated 10 paise to close at 93.00 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, as investors remained on edge ahead of US President Donald Trump's deadline for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the Reserve Bank's monetary policy review. Forex traders said the USD/INR pair is trading under pressure, dragged down by unabated withdrawal of foreign capital, a firm dollar, and higher crude oil prices amid a volatile geopolitical situation. Moreover, market parti ...Read More >
MUMBAI, April 7 (Reuters) - Pricing distortions stemming from the Indian central bank's recent foreign exchange curbs have opened up arbitrage between exchange-traded rupee futures and onshore forwards. However, bankers are wary of taking positions amid heightened regulatory risks, four market participants said. The recent spate of measures, including limits on net open FX positions of banks in the deliverable rupee market, has led to a reversal of chunky arbitrage banks, unleashing heavy doll ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 17 paise to 93.07 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, weighed down by unabated withdrawal of foreign capital, a firm dollar, and higher crude oil prices amid a volatile geopolitical situation. Forex traders said the USD/INR pair remains vulnerable to any flare-up in the US-Iran conflict, which in turn would push crude oil prices further. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 93.05 against the US dollar, then lost gr ...Read More >
TIRUCHY: With a declared net worth of around Rs 1,041 crore, Leema Rose Martin, AIADMK's Lalgudi candidate and wife of lottery baron Santiago Martin, seems to be the wealthiest candidates in the state. According to her election affidavit, Leemarose has movable assets worth Rs 139.63 crore and immovable assets valued at Rs 909.94 crore, against liabilities of Rs 8.57 crore. She has declared her educational qualification as Class VI. Her asset portfolio includes investments in gold, diamonds, sil ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 6: The rupee gained 28 paise to close at 92.90 against the US dollar on Monday, following the Reserve Bank's measures to curb speculative fervour and dampen volatility in the Indian currency. Forex traders said that though the RBI measures are rupee-positive, unabated withdrawal of foreign capital, a firm dollar, and higher crude oil prices amid a volatile geopolitical situation continue to put pressure on the rupee. The RBI tightened its rules to curb speculative positions and c ...Read More >
Mumbai: The rupee traded within a tight range against the dollar on Monday, appreciating to a two-week high of 92.7925 in early trade on central bank measures to curb speculative and arbitrage trades but lost most of it as oil marketing companies, importers bought dollars to hedge their payments. The rupee closed up 4 paise at 93.06 against the dollar, after closing at 93.10 in the previous session (on Thursday). Markets were closed on Friday on account of Good Friday. The rupee had appreciate ...Read More >
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee gained 28 paise to close at 92.90 against the US dollar on Monday, following the Reserve Bank's measures to curb speculative fervour and dampen volatility in the Indian currency. Forex traders said that though the RBI measures are rupee-positive, unabated withdrawal of foreign capital, a firm dollar, and higher crude oil prices amid a volatile geopolitical situation continue to put pressure on the rupee. The RBI tightened its rules to curb speculative positions and capp ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The rupee gained 14 paise to close at 93.04 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, following the Reserve Bank's initiatives designed to curb speculative fervour and dampen volatility in the rupee. Forex traders said that though the RBI measures are rupee-positive, unabated withdrawal of foreign capital, a strengthening dollar, and rising crude oil prices amid a volatile geopolitical situation continue to put pressure on the rupee. The RBI tightened its rules to curb speculative ...Read More >
Mumbai: The rupee gained 14 paise to close at 93.04 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, following the Reserve Bank's initiatives designed to curb speculative fervour and dampen volatility in the rupee. Forex traders said that though the RBI measures are rupee-positive, unabated withdrawal of foreign capital, a strengthening dollar, and rising crude oil prices amid a volatile geopolitical situation continue to put pressure on the rupee. The RBI tightened its rules to curb speculative ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Indian rupee closed stronger on Monday, gaining 14 paise to settle at 93.04 against the US dollar. It opened at 93.13 and moved higher during the day, touching an intraday high of 92.79 before ending slightly lower but still in positive territory. This continues the recent recovery seen in the currency after sharp movements last week. RBI Measures Offer Support The rise in the rupee was mainly supported by steps taken by the Reserve Bank of India to reduce volatility in the forex m ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) The rupee gained 14 paise to close at 93.04 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, following the Reserve Bank's initiatives designed to curb speculative fervour and dampen volatility in the rupee. Forex traders said that though the RBI measures are rupee-positive, unabated withdrawal of foreign capital, a strengthening dollar, and rising crude oil prices amid a volatile geopolitical situation continue to put pressure on the rupee. The RBI tightened its rules to curb ...Read More >
[MUMBAI] The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) tightening of foreign exchange (FX) rules will help shield the rupee from pressures emanating from offshore markets, but traders may continue drawing pricing signals from those markets, a senior Axis Bank official said. A 4.5 per cent fall in the Indian rupee since the breakout of the Iran war has prompted the central bank to impose a cap on banks' net open FX positions in the onshore markets in late March. The RBI also barred lenders from offering no ...Read More >
Singapore, 6 April (Argus) -- Premiums at India's domestic coal auctions rose sharply in March with industrial buyers moving to secure supply following a surge in seaborne coal prices and freight rates, led by the US-Iran conflict and pre-summer restocking by power utilities. State controlled Coal India (CIL) -- which meets about three-quarters of India's coal needs -- recorded an average premium of 45pc in its March electronic auctions over the notified prices applied to long-term contracted s ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Monday said that escalating tensions in West Asia are disrupting global energy flows, putting pressure on oil and gas supplies and triggering sharp price volatility. In his address at the 19th CII Corporate Governance Summit, he cautioned that the ongoing conflict could have far-reaching implications for the global economy. Pandey said the current crisis adds to a series of shoc ...Read More >
India's Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is widely expected to maintain its benchmark repo rate at 5.25% this Wednesday, as policymakers carefully monitor the economic ripple effects of the ongoing Iran war. The conflict has triggered a severe energy shock, driving the Indian rupee to record lows beyond 95 per U.S. dollar and pushing 10-year government bond yields to nearly 7.14% -- their highest point in almost two years. After delivering 125 basis points in cumulative rate cuts throughout 2025, th ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) The Congress on Monday hit out at the Shiv Sena (UBT) over the latter's accusation that the grand old party was using regional outfits as "crutches", and not treating them as "equal stakeholders" in the Opposition alliance. Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant criticised the editorial in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece 'Saamana', alleging that the newspaper's executive editor, MP Sanjay Raut, appears confused on several occasions between his roles as a politician and jo ...Read More >
MUMBAI, April 6 (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India's tightening of foreign exchange rules will help shield the rupee from pressures emanating from offshore markets, but traders may continue drawing pricing signals from those markets, a senior Axis Bank official said. A 4.5% fall in the Indian rupee since the breakout of the Iran war prompted the central bank to impose a cap on banks' net open FX positions in the onshore markets in late March. The RBI also barred lenders from offering non-de ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: CII has released a 20-point plan to help shield Indian companies grappling with the impact of the West Asia crisis, including tax and duty rejig for energy inputs, customs waiver for LNG, and long-term capital gains tax exemption for primary market investment to boost foreign capital inflows.Drawing upon the Covid-era toolkit, the industry body has demanded a credit line scheme guaranteed by govt, a three month loan moratorium and a special refinance window for MSMEs and other sectors ...Read More >
Mumbai: India's central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold on Wednesday as policymakers assess the fallout from the war in Iran, which threatens the South Asian economy and has battered its currency and bond markets. Instead, the focus is likely to be on calming financial markets, with assurances of readiness to support the weakening rupee and inject liquidity to keep bond yields in check, economists and traders said. Also Read: RBI may keep rates unchanged, focus on rupee stabili ...Read More >
MUMBAI, April 6 (Reuters) - India's central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold on Wednesday as policymakers assess the fallout from the war in Iran, which threatens the South Asian economy and has battered its currency and bond markets. Instead, the focus is likely to be on calming financial markets, with assurances of readiness to support the weakening rupee and inject liquidity to keep bond yields in check, economists and traders said. All but two of 71 economists in a March 23- ...Read More >
MUMBAI, April 6 (Reuters) - India's central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold on Wednesday as policymakers assess the fallout from the war in Iran , which threatens the South Asian economy and has battered its currency and bond markets. Instead, the focus is likely to be on calming financial markets, with assurances of readiness to support the weakening rupee and inject liquidity to keep bond yields in check, economists and traders said. All but two of 71 economists in a March 23 ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) The rupee gained 33 paise to 92.85 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, following RBI's tightened rules to curb speculative positions, capping banks' net open positions at USD 100 million, even as global developments continued to act as a risk. Forex traders said the domestic unit continued to reel under pressure due to unabated withdrawal of foreign capital, a strengthening dollar, and rising crude oil prices amid a volatile geopolitical situation. At the interb ...Read More >
The CII proposes a 20‑point policy roadmap to address the spillover effects of the US‑Iran war on the Indian economy. Supply-side pressures arising from the West Asia war continue to persist, and businesses need targeted liquidity support, industry lobby group Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said on Sunday. The next phase of policy response needs to focus on targeted liquidity support, credit facilitation, trade cost management and foreign exchange stability, it said in a statement o ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to keep key policy rates unchanged in its upcoming Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting scheduled for April 6-8, amid heightened global uncertainty triggered by the ongoing West Asia conflict, according to a report by SBI Research. "As the situation is still evolving, we expect RBI to maintain status quo in the upcoming policy," the report said, highlighting that this will be the first policy review since the outbrea ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India is expected to keep interest rates unchanged in its upcoming Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting from April 6 to 8, according to a report by SBI Research. This will be the first policy review after the ongoing conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran. Due to global uncertainty, the central bank is likely to act carefully and avoid major changes for now. Focus on Stability Measures The report suggests that RBI may explore "Operation Twist." This is a to ...Read More >
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