{"id":13990,"date":"2025-06-16T12:36:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T07:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwcindia.in\/blog\/?p=13990"},"modified":"2025-06-16T12:36:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T07:06:43","slug":"fx-weekly-update-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwcindia.in\/blog\/fx-weekly-update-8\/","title":{"rendered":"FX &#8211; WEEKLY UPDATE :"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Weekly SYNOPSIS: 13\/06\/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>WEEK CLOSE<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>PRIOR WEEK 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>86.08<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>85.68<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>0.46<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>EUR\/INR<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>99.31<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>98.11<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>1.22<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>GBP\/INR<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>116.55<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>116.25<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>0.25<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>JPY\/INR<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>59.99<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>59.55<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>0.73<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Brent Crude closed at USD 74.25 VS previous week close of USD 66.50. Gold closed at USD 3342. Nifty closed at 24719 vs prior month close of 24750. 10 Year G-SEC Yield is now at 6.29%.<\/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 85.42-86.25 range last week, and Rupee declined 0.46% against USD w\/w. EUR climbed 1.22% w\/w and GBP climbed 0.25% w\/w against Rupee.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Indian benchmark Equity indices declined 0.12% w\/w. 10 Year G-SEC Yield closed at 6.29%.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">1-year fwd premia is at 1.88% p.a.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"m_-6557944057458278725__Hlk195424769\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">FX reserves stood at USD 696.65 bn, as on June 13 th. Reserves climbed US D 5.17 bn w\/w.<\/span><\/b><a name=\"m_-6557944057458278725__Hlk183276273\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">In June, FII\u2019S have sold Rs 397 Cr of Indian Equities and sold Rs 1322\u00a0 cr of debt.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Geo political tensions intensified as Israel and Iran traded missile attacks on each other. Crude rallied 8% and triggered 54 ps fall in Rupee on Friday. Higher Oil prices could expand trade deficit.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"m_-6557944057458278725__Hlk182640823\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Indian May CPI inflation eased to 2.82%. In April, CPI was at 3.16%. Food inflation, a key metric, hit 0.99% in May, sharply below the 1.78% of April. Vegetable inflation dipped by 13.7% in April, with cereal price growth up by 4.77% in May.<\/span><\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">April<\/span><\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">IIP growth rate for\u00a0 is\u00a02.7 percent\u00a0which was 3.0 percent (Quick Estimate) in the month of March 2025. The growth rates of the three sectors, Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity for the month of April 2025 are (-)0.2 percent, 3.4 percent and 1.1 percent respectively.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"m_-6557944057458278725__Hlk110074048\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6557944057458278725__Hlk112514357\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Rupee declined steeply on Friday and closed above 86 levels. Though USD is still declining against majors, spike in Crude prices weighed down on Rupee. If Geopolitical tensions ease and Crude softens again, Rupee could retrace its losses. It could trade above 85.40 and could potentially weaken to 86.35\/86.65 levels. However, we still expect monthly average at around 86.25 levels in this fiscal year.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Hedging advise<\/b><b>: Imports can be hedged till 85.40 is not broken.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"m_-6557944057458278725__Hlk94349642\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Global developments<\/span><\/b><a name=\"m_-6557944057458278725__Hlk112007602\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6557944057458278725__Hlk177841886\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6557944057458278725__Hlk176620626\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6557944057458278725__Hlk172373261\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6557944057458278725__Hlk171775659\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6557944057458278725__Hlk171168452\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6557944057458278725__Hlk157888732\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6557944057458278725__Hlk161252759\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6557944057458278725__Hlk168209217\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6557944057458278725__Hlk189937652\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6557944057458278725__Hlk188729703\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b>:\u00a0<b>Geo political tensions intensified as Israel and Iran traded missile attacks on each other. Crude rallied 8% and Gold soared. Euro climbed as ECB hinted at rate pause. US CPI and employment data were on the softer side, raising hopes for Sept rate cut by Fed.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">U.S. and China reached a tentative \u2018framework\u2019 of a trade deal on Wednesday. The U.S. administration also signalled an openness to extend the 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for some countries.<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>US President said that he will set tariffs for various countries in next few weeks. However, he also said that he could extend deadline for countries negotiating in good faith.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Fed is meeting this week and will maintain status quo. Fed\u2019s economic and inflation projections and Fed Chair\u2019s comments will be watched for nuances on Fed\u2019s monetary thinking.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">US headline CPI rose just 0.1% mom, below consensus of 0.2% mom. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, also surprised to the downside with a 0.1% mom rise against an expected 0.3% mom.<\/span><\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">On an annual basis, headline CPI rose slightly from 2.3% yoy to 2.4% yoy, still undershooting the forecasted 2.5% yoy. Core CPI held steady at 2.8% yoy, also missing expectations of 2.9% yoy.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">ECB Chief Economist emphasized that last week\u2019s rate cut was a strategic step to ensure inflation remains on track toward the 2% target over the medium term.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">E<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">CB Governing Council member signaled openness to further interest rate cuts, suggesting that while ECB has already delivered significant easing, \u201cfine-tuning\u201d adjustments could be needed depending on how the economy evolves.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">BOE and BOJ meetings are also other important events for the week.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Currency technical levels<\/b><b>: USDINR: 85.70\/85.45 (Supports), 86.35 (resistance),<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>EURINR:96.80\/96.10(Support), 100 (Resistance)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>GBPINR: Supports: 114.60( supports), Resistance:117-118(Resistance).<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>JPYINR: Resistance:61 Supports: 58.70\/57.20 (support).<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Hedging advise<\/b><b>: USDINR receivables be hedged on rally to 86.35\/86.60 and payables be hedged at 85.70\/85.55.<\/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: 13\/06\/2025 Currency Map: Currency Pairs WEEK CLOSE PRIOR WEEK CLOSE % change USD\/INR 86.08 85.68 0.46 EUR\/INR 99.31 98.11 1.22 GBP\/INR 116.55 116.25 0.25 JPY\/INR 59.99 59.55 0.73 Brent Crude closed at USD 74.25 VS previous week close of USD 66.50. Gold closed at USD 3342. 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