Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures fell 0.15 per cent to $ 71.20 per barrel.
The Indian rupee slumped 16 paise to 73.07 in opposition to the US greenback in opening commerce on Friday after the Reserve Bank stored coverage charges unchanged for the sixth time in a row. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday determined to go away benchmark rate of interest unchanged at 4 per cent however maintained an accommodative stance amid the second COVID wave. At the interbank international alternate, the rupee opened decrease at 73.00 in opposition to the greenback and misplaced additional floor to the touch 73.07, registering a fall of 16 paise over its earlier shut. On Thursday, the rupee had settled at 72.91 in opposition to the US greenback.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das stated the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously for protecting rate of interest unchanged and determined to proceed with its accommodative stance so long as essential to assist development and hold inflation inside the goal. Meanwhile, the greenback index, which gauges the buck’s energy in opposition to a basket of six currencies, rose 0.05 per cent to 90.56.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures fell 0.15 per cent to $ 71.20 per barrel. On the home fairness market entrance, BSE Sensex was buying and selling 99.32 factors or 0.19 per cent increased at 52,331.75 whereas the broader NSE Nifty superior 26.65 factors or 0.17 per cent to fifteen,717.00. Foreign institutional buyers had been internet patrons within the capital market on Thursday as they bought shares value Rs 1,079.20 crore, as per alternate information.Â
