{"id":13782,"date":"2025-06-02T09:43:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T04:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwcindia.in\/blog\/?p=13782"},"modified":"2025-06-02T09:43:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T04:13:57","slug":"fx-weekly-update-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwcindia.in\/blog\/fx-weekly-update-6\/","title":{"rendered":"FX &#8211; WEEKLY UPDATE :"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Weekly SYNOPSIS: 30\/05\/2025<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Currency Map:<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>Currency Pairs<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>MAY CLOSE<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>APR CLOSE<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>% change<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>USD\/INR<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>85.58<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>84.54<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>1.23<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>EUR\/INR<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>96.94<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>96.73<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>0.22<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>GBP\/INR<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>115.14<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>113.87<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>1.11<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>JPY\/INR<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>59.36<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>59.62<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>-0.43<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Brent Crude closed at USD 63 VS previous month close of USD 61. Gold closed at USD 3298. Nifty closed at 24750 vs prior month close of 24334. 10 Year G-SEC Yield is now at 6.18%.<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Major developments<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">: USDINR traded in the 83.78-86.10 range in May, and Rupee declined 1.23% against USD m\/m. EUR climbed 0.22% m\/m and GBP climbed 1.11% m\/m against Rupee.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Indian benchmark Equity indices climbed 1.7% m\/m. 10 Year G-SEC Yield closed at 6.18%.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">1-year fwd premia is at 1.95% p.a.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"m_-1887333930317632559__Hlk195424769\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">FX reserves stood at USD 692 bn, as on May 23 rd. Reserves climbed US D 6.9 bn w\/w.<\/span><\/b><a name=\"m_-1887333930317632559__Hlk183276273\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">In May, FII\u2019S have\u00a0 bought Rs 21445 Cr of Indian Equities and sold Rs 8498\u00a0 cr of debt.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"m_-1887333930317632559__Hlk182640823\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">It was a roller coaster ride with Rupee swinging on either side of 85 in May. Rupee gained to 83.78 and then swiftly declined to 86.10. There was abrupt reversal to 84.78 on Monday and then a quick decline to 85.70.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Rupee underperformed Asian Currencies. While Yuan gained along with Asian peers, Rupee declined. There was some correlation to Equity indices swing.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Indian GDP grew by 7.4% in Q4 and 6.5% for full FY 2024-25. FY 24-25 is the slowest growth in 4 years. CEA expects this year growth to be between 6.2 and 6.8%. Growth was 9.7% in 2020-21, 7.6% in 2022-23 and 9.2% in 23-24. Private consumption grew by 7.2% in 2024-25, and Gross fixed capital formation exhibited robust growth of 7.1%. Agri sector climbed 4.4%, mfrg climbed 4.5%, construction sector climbed 9.4%.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">RBI declared dividend payout of Rs 2.7 lac Cr to Govt. This surplus payout is driven by robust gross dollar sales, higher foreign exchange gains, and steady increases in interest income. Due to RBI dividend payout, fiscal deficit could decline by 30 bps to 4.2%.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Softening of fwd premia and yield drop are other important market developments last week.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Q4 Corporate results season has almost drawn to a close. Nifty 50 Companies revenue climbed 6.04% and net profit grew by 6.5% IN Q4.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">USDINR is expected to trade in the 85-85.95 range next week.<\/span><\/b><a name=\"m_-1887333930317632559__Hlk110074048\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-1887333930317632559__Hlk112514357\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Hedging advise<\/b><b>: Exports can be hedged on rally to 85.95. Imports be covered at 85.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"m_-1887333930317632559__Hlk94349642\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Global developments<\/span><\/b><a name=\"m_-1887333930317632559__Hlk112007602\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-1887333930317632559__Hlk177841886\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-1887333930317632559__Hlk176620626\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-1887333930317632559__Hlk172373261\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-1887333930317632559__Hlk171775659\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-1887333930317632559__Hlk171168452\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-1887333930317632559__Hlk157888732\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-1887333930317632559__Hlk161252759\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-1887333930317632559__Hlk168209217\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-1887333930317632559__Hlk189937652\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-1887333930317632559__Hlk188729703\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Dollar surge after US Court ruling on tariffs proved short lived as traders are skeptical as administration is expected to find new procedures to continue with their policy. Only, the legal complexity has increased and further uncertainty has been fuelled further.<\/span><\/b><b>\u00a0US President accused China of not complying with temporary tariff deal and threatened to escalate if China does not comply. He also announced 50% tariff on steel and aluminum imports.<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>US tax bill and tariff path continued to weigh down on USD as worries mounted over long term debt implications. US President also backtracked on 50% tariff on EU imports. It has been pushed to July 9 th.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>US\u00a0<\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">President Trump met with Fed Chair Powell for the first time in his second term, reiterating his view that the Fed is making a mistake by not lowering interest rates. Powell stressed that policy decisions would be dependent on the economic data.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Fed member warned that major shifts in US trade policies are clouding the outlook for monetary policy, making it difficult for the Fed to move on interest rates before September.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>ECB Governing Council members reinforced expectations for a rate cut in June, as inflation continues to moderate across the Eurozone.<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Focus now is on US employment data and Global mfrg and services data.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Currency technical levels<\/b><b>: USDINR: 85.15\/85 (Supports), 85.70\/85.95 (resistance),<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>EURINR:96.10(Support), 97.50\/98.50 (Resistance)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>GBPINR: Supports: 114.20( supports), Resistance:116.50(Resistance).<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>JPYINR: Resistance:61 Supports: 58.40 (support).<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Hedging advise<\/b><b>: USDINR receivables be hedged on rally to 85.95 and payables be hedged at 85.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong>Click to open an Account<\/strong>\u00a0:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ekyc.gwcindia.in\/client\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ekyc.gwcindia.in\/client\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>For all your investment needs feel free to reach us.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><strong>Give us Missed Call us on 90037 90027 . For Support : 044-40329999<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekly SYNOPSIS: 30\/05\/2025 Currency Map: Currency Pairs MAY CLOSE APR CLOSE % change USD\/INR 85.58 84.54 1.23 EUR\/INR 96.94 96.73 0.22 GBP\/INR 115.14 113.87 1.11 JPY\/INR 59.36 59.62 -0.43 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Brent Crude closed at USD 63 VS previous month close of USD 61. Gold closed at USD 3298. 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