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Rupee plunges 5 pc in 2025 amid persistent foreign fund outflows, dollar strength

Mumbai, Dec 31 (PTI) The rupee slumped 5 per cent in 2025 as persistent capital outflows from foreign investors, alongside heightened dollar demand from importers, making it one of the worst-performing Asian currencies. On the last trading session of 2025, the rupee depreciated 13 paise to close at 89.88 (provisional) against the US dollar as month-end demand and FPIs’ dollar buying kept it lower. The domestic currency has exhibited a negative bias throughout the year, making it Asia’s worst-performing currency in 2025, with foreign portfolio investors pulling out USD 16.5 billion from equities this year, further denting investor sentiments, forex

Stock markets surge nearly 1 pc on last trading session of 2025; Nifty jumps 10.50 pc annually

Mumbai, Dec 31 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty jumped nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday, the final trading session of 2025, after days of range-bound trading amid sustained buying by domestic institutional investors. After five days of decline, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 545.52 points, or 0.64 per cent, to settle at 85,220.60. During the day, it surged 762.09 points, or 0.90 per cent, to 85,437.17. The 50-share NSE Nifty soared 190.75 points, or 0.74 per cent, to end at 26,129.60 after four days of decline. From the 30-Sensex firms, Tata Steel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Reliance Industries, Axis

Rupee rises 14 paise to close at 89.84 against US dollar

Mumbai, Dec 30 (PTI) The rupee rose 14 paise to close at 89.84 (provisional) against the greenback on Tuesday primarily on account of dollar selling by the Reserve Bank. Strong industrial output numbers supported the local unit, but a stronger greenback, higher global crude oil prices, and foreign fund outflows prevented sharper gains, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 89.98 against the dollar and traded in the range of 89.72-89.98 during the day. The local unit eventually settled at 89.84 (provisional), up 14 paise from its previous close. The rupee depreciated 8 paise to

Sensex, Nifty close marginally lower amid thin year-end trading, foreign fund outflows weigh

Mumbai, Dec 30 (PTI) Stock markets ended marginally lower on Tuesday amid thin year-end trading as persistent foreign fund outflows and a muted trend in global equities weighed on investors’ sentiment. Falling for the fifth consecutive day, the 30-share BSE Sensex dipped 20.46 points or 0.02 per cent to settle at 84,675.08. During the day, hit a high of 84,806.99 and a low of 84,470.94, gyrating 336.05 points. Ending the day on a flat note, the 50-share NSE Nifty slipped 3.25 points or 0.01 per cent to 25,938.85. From the 30-Sensex firms, Eternal, Infosys, Asian Paints, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finance,

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