Downgrade Warning
S&P affirms negative outlook on India, says chances of downgrade remain
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's affirmed India's sovereign rating at "BBB-minus" with a "negative" outlook, reiterating there was a one-in-three chance of a ratings downgrade over the next 12 months, a statement said on Friday. Full Article
REUTERS SHOWCASE
Revitalising China
China president takes charge of sweeping economic reform plans - sources. Full Article
Buy, Sell or Hold?
Confused while buying stocks? Get buy, sell or hold recommendations from VantageTrade. Full Coverage
Reuters India Mobile
Get the latest news on the go. Visit Reuters India on your mobile device. Full Coverage
Rupee lower; market to be flows driven
Track Markets: BSE Sectoral Indices
Track and analyse performance of all BSE sectoral indices and other global indices on a single page. Full Coverage
A shopkeeper poses for a picture as he counts Indian currency notes at his shop in Jammu May 16, 2012.
Credit: Reuters/Mukesh Gupta/Files
Reuters Market Eye - Rupee opens lower, in line with weakness in most Asian FX as U.S. fiscal impasse looms, dealer says. The pair at 55.07/08 versus 54.95/96 Monday close.
"The market being illiquid it won't trade on fundamentals with flows dominating," says foreign bank dealer, who expects the rupee to trade in 54.95-55.35 band in the session.
Most Asian currencies including rupiah, peso, Sing dollar trading softer.
The Dollar Index trading at 79.703, up 0.09 pct, after it rose as high as 79.780 on Tuesday.
The yen sank to a 20-month low in Asian trading on Wednesday, as Shinzo Abe prepared to assume Japan's helm with a mandate to weaken its currency and push for more drastic monetary and fiscal stimulus.
(Reporting by Subhadip Sircar)
- Tweet this
- Link this
- Share this
- Digg this
- Reprints
Follow Reuters