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  • US Dollar Clings To Gains As Bets On Further Fed Hikes Firm

    US Dollar Clings To Gains As Bets On Further Fed Hikes Firm

    THE Dollar Fought For A Footing In Choppy Trade On Thursday, With Support From Upbeat U.S. Data And Hawkish Policymaker Comments, While The Prospect Of Higher Energy Prices Helped Exporters’ Currencies And Weighed On Those Of Importers. The Dollar Rose 1% On The Euro And 1.3% On Sterling Overnight And Was Trying To Hold Those Gains In Bumpy Early Trade In Asia. The Euro Has Now Made Two UnsuccessfulAattempts To Regain Parity This Week And Last Bought $0.9916. Sterling’s Rebound From Record Lows Has Paused Just Below.





    The U.S. services industry posted another month of expansion in September, data showed overnight, while labour market figures were solid and the trade deficit narrowed. San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly reiterated policymakers’ focus on inflation fighting and dismissed market hopes for rate cuts in 2023. I think that just reminded people that you might be a bit premature in trying to price in rate cuts in the U.S.,” said Westpac currency strategist That pushed up rates and pushed up the U.S. dollar,” he said, as the Federal Reserve’s aggressive moves to rein in inflation sets the pace for central banks around the globe.

    Its One Trade For The Whole World, Said No One Currency’s Interest Rates Are Really Able To GO Off And Do Their Own Thing Independently.

    Bond markets globally sold sharply. Interest rate futures imply more than 130 basis points of tightening ahead for the Fed before the middle of next year The U.S. dollar index wobbled 0.06% lower to 110.86, off lows near 110 from earlier in the week, though some distance below last week’s 20-year high of Sterling last bought $1.1367, while the Australian and New Zealand dollars each rose about 0.4%, taking the Aussie to $0.6518 and the kiwi to.



    The yen, which has been held steady by the risk of further Japanese intervention, sat at 144.57 per dollar.

    The Saudi Arabia-led cartel of oil producers agreed to steep production cuts on Wednesday, lifting Brent crude futures to a three-week high of $93.99 a barre Higher energy prices would have a much more direct impact on the European region given the more direct relationship to their finances,” said NatWest Markets’ strategist Jan Nevruzi Later on Thursday the European Central Bank releases minutes from last month’s policy meeting. Traders are also awaiting Friday’s U.S. labour market data to gauge how fast and far the Fed might be willing to lift interest rates.

  • Oil Prices Rise to Near $90 as OPEC Cut Looms

    Oil Prices Rise to Near $90 as OPEC Cut Looms

    Oil prices rose further on Tuesday as markets positioned for the biggest supply cut by OPEC since the 2020 COVID crisis, with weakness in the dollar also helping London-traded Brent oil futures the global benchmark, rose 0.6% to $89.28 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 0.2% to $83.82 a barrel. Both contracts jumped as much as $4 on Monday, amid reports that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) are considering a production cut of up to 1 million barrels per day (BPD). 

    The move would be the cartel’s biggest supply cut since a similar move during the COVID-19 pandemic and comes after a drastic fall in oil prices this year. 

    The OPEC is set to Meet in Vienna on Wednesday  its first in-person meeting since 2020- where it will decide on trimming supply. Several members of the cartel have already warned that production will be cut to support prices, which are languishing near eight-month lows Oil prices fell sharply from a 14-year high this year as concerns over dwindling demand largely offset curbs to Russian supply from the Ukraine war. Rising interest rates, inflation, and signs of weakening global economic activity were the biggest weights on crude this year The United States’ depletion of its Strategic Petroleum Reserve also increased supply, bringing down prices ahead of the November midterm elections Strength in the dollar this year also weighed on crude, as the greenback reached 20-year highs. A stronger dollar makes commodity imports more expensive, as they are priced in the currency.

    But crude prices benefited from a recent dip in the Dollar , as markets bet that growing economic ructions will push the Fed into easing its pace of sharp interest rate hikes.

    Weak manufacturing readings from major economies on Monday furthered this notion, pushing the dollar lower and helping crude prices But weakening economic activity also bodes poorly for oil prices, given that demand will also be adversely affected Traders long on oil are now betting that a harsh European winter, OPEC cuts, and easing COVID-19 lockdowns in major importer China will help support crude in the fourth quarter  Oil bears expect that more hawkish signals from major central banks and more signs of weakening demand will pull crude lower. 

  • Oil Heads For Fourth Straight Monthly Loss as OPEC Meeting Looms

    Oil Heads For Fourth Straight Monthly Loss as OPEC Meeting Looms

    Oil prices rose slightly on Friday, but were set for a fourth straight month of losses amid growing concerns over weakening demand, with the focus now turning to a potential supply cut by the OPEC next week London-traded Brent oil futures, the global benchmark,  were flat at $87.50 a barrel by 21:55 ET (01:55 GMT), while U.S West Texas Intermediate curse futures rose 0.4% to $81.56 a barrel. Both contracts were set to lose about 9% in September Prices took mixed signals from Chinese manufacturing data on Friday. While the Official Government Reading showed that activity expanded in September, a Private survey showed that activity sank far more than expected Oil prices tumbled from annual highs this year amid growing concerns that rising interest rates will crimp economic activity, weighing on crude demand. Several major central banks, led by the Federal Reserve, have adopted an extremely hawkish stance this year.




    The Fed’s rate hikes boosted the dollar, which dented crude demand by making imports more expensive. The U.S. government has also drawn steadily from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve this year, increasing supply.

    Fears of an economic meltdown in the UK, as the pound crashed to record lows, rattled crude markets. A swathe of weak economic readings from China, the U.S. and the Eurozone this month also battered crude prices with the prospect of more demand destruction.




    But the consistent crude losses have spurred speculation that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will trim production when it Meet Next Week . Several members of the group have flagged potential measures to support prices Oil prices were set to end the week higher on that notion. WTI futures were up 3.4% this week, while Brent was set to add over 1%, with both contracts also breaking a four-week losing streak Weakness in the dollar, as investors locked in profits at 20-year highs, also benefited crude prices, as did data showing an unexpected decline in U.S. crude stockpiles Oil prices could potentially benefit from more tightening supply in the fourth quarter, particularly in light of an escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. A harsher-than-expected European winter could also tighten supply by pushing up the use.

  • In early trade, the rupee rises 2 paise to 78.02 versus the US dollar

    In early trade, the rupee rises 2 paise to 78.02 versus the US dollar

    In early trade on Tuesday, the rupee bounced back from an all-time low against the US dollar, rising 2 paise to 78.02. The rupee began at 78.02 versus the dollar on the interbank foreign exchange, up 2 paise from its previous close In early trade, the native currency soared to 77.90 versus the US dollar, but it couldn’t hold on to its gains and fell to 78.06 The rupee fell 11 paise versus the US dollar on Monday, closing at a new career low of 78.04.


    According to Sriram Iyer, Senior Research Analyst at Reliance Securities, the Indian rupee began flat versus the dollar on Tuesday, as gains from easing domestic inflation concerns offset the greenback’s overnight surge.

    Retail inflation fell to 7.04 percent in May, owing to lower food and gasoline costs, as the government and the RBI intervened with duty reductions and repo rate hikes to rein in spiralling prices.

    However, for the sixth month in a row, inflation remained over the Reserve Bank’s upper tolerance range of 6%. This might lead the central bank to raise the repo rate again at its August policy meeting. Meanwhile, remained high on Tuesday morning, limiting the upward potentia Although Asian and developing market peers have opened mixed, rising inflation estimates might keep the currencies’ tendency down, according to Iyer Fears of a global economic downturn and expectations of an aggressive rate rise path from the US Fed boosted the dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, by 0.01 percent to 105.08.




    Brent crude futures dipped 0.02 percent to USD 122.25 a barrel, the global benchmark. On the domestic front, the BSE Sensex was down 145.13 points, or 0.27 percent, at 52,701.57, while the wider NSE Nifty was down 85.30 points, or 0.54 percent, at 15,689.10 According to exchange statistics, foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market on Monday, offloading shares worth Rs 4,164.01 crore.

  • As the anchor investor lock-in period expires, the LIC falls 4%, or 28%, from its issue price

    As the anchor investor lock-in period expires, the LIC falls 4%, or 28%, from its issue price

    In intra-day trade on Monday, shares of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) fell 4% to Rs 681.70 on the BSE, with the lock-in period for anchor investors expiring on Monday, June 13 The share price of the state-owned insurance behemoth has dropped by 28% from its IPO price of Rs 949 per share. Retail investors were given shares for Rs 905 each at the time of the IPO, while policyholders were given shares at Rs 889 each The stock was trading at its lowest level since its initial public offering on May 17, 2022. It fell for the tenth trading day in a row, down 19% since the beginning of the year. Since its IPO, LIC’s market capitalization has dropped by Rs 1.2 trillion. The stock was down 3% at Rs 688.20 at 09:44 a.m., vs a 2.7 percent drop in the.





    LIC raised Rs 5,627 crore from anchor investors, with domestic mutual funds accounting for 71% of the total.

    The state-owned insurance company distributed almost 59.3 million shares to 123 individuals for Rs 949 each Anchor investors are well-known institutional investors who are given shares in a company before it goes public (IPO). Anchor investors will be able to sell their current shares on the market after the lock-in period expires. Nearly 1% of LIC’s 3.5 percent free float is held by anchor investors LIC is India’s sole public sector life insurance business, with private life insurance firms as its main rivals.




    Analysts say that private sector insurance businesses have grown quicker and gained market share than LIC, with no guarantee that LIC would not lose market share in the future. Emkay Global Financial Services analysts commenced coverage on LIC with a ‘hold’ rating and a target price of Rs 875, which is up roughly 12% from current levels market leadership and comfortable valuations remain attractive to analysts, but they favor private-sector counterparts with greater growth and profitability prospects, resulting in higher.

  • The stock prices of MRPL and Chennai Petroleum have risen by 19% as a result of positive business prospects

    The stock prices of MRPL and Chennai Petroleum have risen by 19% as a result of positive business prospects

    In an otherwise sluggish market, shares of Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals (MRPL) and Chennai Petroleum Corporation (CPCL) soared up to 19% and touched 52-week highs on Tuesday’s session on the BSE amid strong volumes The fact that the Singapore gross refining margin (GRM) has risen to a new high of $25.2 per barrel is good news for Indian refiners that transform crude oil into refined goods. Individual equities such as MRPL rose 19% to Rs 107.35, while CPCL rose 17% to Rs 374.80. The S&P BSE Sensex, on the other hand, was down 0.93 percent at 55,159 at 10:07 a.m. On good profits, CPCL has soared 234 percent and MRPL has soared 145 percent in the last three months, compared to a 4% rise in the benchmark index.





    When compared to the average trading volume over the previous 10 trading days, these counters’ trading volumes virtually tripled. On the NSE and BSE.

    a total of 24 million shares traded on the MRPL counter, while 8.02 million shares traded on the CPCL counter. With effect from today, the stock exchanges have increased the circuit limit on certain equities from. CPCL is a downstream petroleum company. It makes a variety of petroleum products with added value. MRPL is a subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), which owns 71.63 percent of the company’s ownership. CPCL recorded a four-fold increase in its consolidated net profit in the January-March quarter (Q4FY22), from Rs 242 crore in Q4FY21 to Rs 1,002 crore in Q4FY22. Year on year (YoY), revenue from operations increased by 43% to Rs 20,997 crore from Rs 14,705 crore in the preceding quarter.





    Higher crude output and greater gross refining margins helped MRPL achieve a standalone net profit of Rs 3,008 crore in Q4FY22, compared to Rs 268 crore in Q4FY21. MRPL adopted several steps to increase marketing margins in domestic, export and B2B (business to business) transactions. As a result, gross operating revenue increased 36% year on year to Rs 28,228 crore from Rs 20,793 crore in Transport fuel product cracks are now trading at multi-quarter highs. According to experts at ICICI Securities, GRMs are projected to gain from a refining landscape, and the MRPL is predicted to generate robust earnings in the short future Meanwhile, on the BSE, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) rose 6% to Rs 162.85. Oil India set a new 52-week high of Rs 288.95 in intraday trade Wednesday, up 4%, after soaring 15% in the previous two trading days.

  • Dollar continues 20-year high vs yen amid inflation fears; Aussie falls

    Dollar continues 20-year high vs yen amid inflation fears; Aussie falls

    The dollar extended its overnight run into Asian trading hours on Tuesday, reaching new two-decade highs against the yen as concerns over continuing inflation drove up US bond rates The dollar gained ground against the euro, pound, and Swiss franc. It also rose against the Australian dollar, with the market divided on whether the country’s central bank will raise Australia’s key interest rate by a quarter-point later in the day or opt for something bigger The Australian dollar fell 0.15 percent to $0.7183, continuing its decline from a six-week high of $0.72825 reached last Frida.





    The dollar rose to 132.305 yen on Tuesday, a level not seen since April 2002, boosted by a surge in the 10-year Treasury yield above 3.05 percent for the first time in almost four weeks. The currency pair was last trading at 132.12, up 0.17 percent.

    In contrast, the curve management strategy has kept corresponding Japanese rates close to zero, with central bank governor Haruhiko Kuroda maintaining an unflinching commitment to “strong” monetary stimulus on Monday The Commonwealth Bank of Australia attributes the yen’s weakness to not just yield differentials but also Japan’s reliance on energy imports, though it does not predict much further weakening Strong US job statistics at the end of last week fueled speculations that price pressures will persist for a longer period, perhaps prompting the Federal Reserve to take more aggressive action Consumer pricing data on Friday will give more insight into the Fed’s rate-hiking strategy ahead of next week’s policy meeting when a half-point hike is generally predicted. The dollar index, which compares the currency to six major peers, rose 0.04 percent to 102.51, extending Monday’s 0.26 percent raise The euro fell 0.9% to $1.0686 ahead of the European Central Bank‘s rate-setting meeting on Thursday, with traders demanding more clarity on what comes next, having already priced in many rises and the end of bond-buying stimulus Sterling fell 0.04 percent to $1.2523. It gained 0.29 percent in the previous session as Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote but was left vulnerable. The US dollar increased by 0.11 percent to 0.97125 Swiss francs

  • The Rupee Rose 5 Paise To 77.52 Against The Dollar, As Local Equities Continued To Rise

    The Rupee Rose 5 Paise To 77.52 Against The Dollar, As Local Equities Continued To Rise

    In early trade on Wednesday, the rupee rose 5 paise to 77.52 against the US dollar, as a robust trend in local equities improved investor spirits However, forex traders claimed that rising and continuing foreign capital outflows restricted the local currency’s appreciation bias The rupee opened at 77.54 against the dollar on the interbank foreign exchange, then climbed to 77.52, up 5 paise from the previous close. Early on, it was trading in a tight range of 77.54 to 77.51 The rupee had previously finished at 77.57 per dollar in the previous session. The dollar index, which measures the strength of the greenback against a basket of six currencies, was up 0.06 percent at 101.92.




    On the domestic equities market, the 30-share Sensex was up 242.62 points, or 0.45%, at 54,295.23, while the broader NSE Nifty was up 68.85 points, or 0.43 percent, at 16,194 points. Brent crude futures rose 1.20 percent to USD 114.92 a barrel, a new high According to stock exchange data, foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market on Tuesday, offloading shares worth Rs 2,393.45 crore.

  • The Sensex Drops 236 Points In Turbulent Trade, Reversing Early Gains

    The Sensex Drops 236 Points In Turbulent Trade, Reversing Early Gains

    On Tuesday, equity indices failed to hold onto their morning gains, with the Sensex dropping 236 points due to a sell-off in information technology firms and negative global market trends The opened higher but was unable to maintain its gains, falling 236 points, or 0.43 percent, to 54,052.61. It traded between 53,886.28 and 54,524.37 during the day. The broader NSE Nifty ended at 16,125.15, down 89.55 points, or 0.55 percent Among the Sensex pack’s biggest laggards were Tech Mahindra, Hindustan Unilever, HCL Technologies, Asian Paints, NTPC, Tata Steel, Infosys, Axis Bank.




    and Bajaj Finserv. Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, HDFC, Power Grid Corporation of India, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank, and Nestlé, on the other hand, were among the biggest gainers Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul, and Tokyo all finished lower in Asia. In the afternoon, European exchanges were also trading down. On Monday, US stock markets finished higher Brent crude, the international oil standard, fell 0.46 percent to $112.9 per barrel According to stock market data, foreign institutional investors continued their selling binge on Monday, offloading shares worth a net Rs 1,951.17 crore.

  • The Dollar Takes A Break As US Yields Drop Ahead Of CPI

    The Dollar Takes A Break As US Yields Drop Ahead Of CPI

    The US dollar’s rally came to a halt as the DXY index dropped to 103.5 before the release of April’s US Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers, while Treasury yields fell as investors switched away from a turbulent stock market amid fears about global growth and a potential inflation peak The Japanese yen (JPY) and Swiss franc (CHF), the top laggards in the previous quarter, gained ground against the USD as the US 10-year yield fell below 3% in European morning trading.
    Investors want to know if the US has achieved its inflation high, which might trigger the dollar and other significant currencies to react aggressively. The US CPI is expected to drop to 8.1 percent in April from a 41-year high of 8.5 percent in March, marking the first drop in annual inflation in seven months.





    However, rising energy costs on the one hand, and pressure on services pricing as a result of a reasonably strong US employment market on the other, might potentially lead to positive April inflation surprises Meanwhile, risk appetite is increasing today, with the Australian currency (AUD) and the New Zealand dollar (NZD) among the best performers, after Shanghai reported a 51% drop in new daily Covid-19 infections, while Beijing reported fewer instances as well After the head of the Bundesbank suggested that a rate hike could come in July and that waiting to change monetary policy is a risky strategy, the euro
    The Norwegian krone (NOK) increased by over 1% on the day, while the Canadian dollar (CAD) increased by 0.4 percentThe high-beta Swedish krona (SEK) was also one of the best performers today, rising roughly 1% against the dollar.