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Rupee crashes to over 2-mth low, tumbles 62 paise

8:22 pm November 13, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee nosedived 62 paise to hit an over two-month low of 72.09 to the US dollar on Wednesday as poor macro data and lingering worries over US-China trade war weighed on sentiment. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened on a weak note at 71.75 against the US dollar. As the day […]

Rupee rises 8 paise against US dollar on forex inflows

9:37 pm November 5, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee gained 8 paise to close at a fresh five-week high of 70.69 against the US dollar on Tuesday following foreign fund inflows and gains in Asian peers after Chinese central bank cut interest rates. Forex inflows through Bajaj Finance share sale to qualified institutional investors helped the rupee hold strong against a […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care unit

UK PM Johnson to push again in fourth bid for Dec 12 snap poll

7:03 pm October 29, 2019

London : Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to make a fourth bid to force an early general election on December 12 by tabling another bill in Parliament on Tuesday, a day after a similar attempt was rejected by MPs following the European Union’s further extension to the Brexit deadline until January 31. […]

Rupee settles 12 paise higher at 70.90 against US dollar

8:16 pm October 25, 2019

New Delhi: The rupee on Friday appreciated by 12 paise to settle at 70.90 against the US dollar on Friday on the back of firm domestic equities and easing crude oil prices. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened lower at 71.06 against the US dollar. During the day, the domestic unit fluctuated […]

UK MPs approve PM’s non-Brexit legislative programme

11:43 pm October 24, 2019

London : The UK parliament on Thursday narrowly approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s annual legislative programme, delivering his minority government a symbolic win as he pushed for a snap general election. Parliament’s lower House of Commons approved the proposal, which does not directly deal with the Brexit crisis, by 310 to 294 votes. Moments earlier, […]