{"id":14640,"date":"2025-08-11T10:25:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T04:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwcindia.in\/blog\/?p=14640"},"modified":"2025-08-11T10:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T04:55:12","slug":"fx-weekly-updates-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwcindia.in\/blog\/fx-weekly-updates-2\/","title":{"rendered":"FX &#8211; WEEKLY UPDATES :"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Weekly SYNOPSIS: 08\/08\/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>87.61<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>87.51<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>0.11<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>EUR\/INR<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>102.05<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>99.88<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>2.17<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>GBP\/INR<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>117.66<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>115.34<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>2.01<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>JPY\/INR<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>59.48<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>58.04<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>2.48<\/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 66.50 VS previous week close of USD 69.50. Gold closed at USD 3398. Nifty closed at 24363 vs prior week close of 24565. 10 Year G-SEC Yield is now at 6.39%.<\/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 87.20-87.95 range last week, and Rupee declined 10 ps against USD w\/w. EUR climbed 2.17% w\/w and GBP climbed 2.01% w\/w against Rupee.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Indian benchmark Equity indices declined 0.80% w\/w. 10 Year G-SEC Yield closed at 6.39%.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">1-year fwd premia is at 2.05% p.a.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">FX reserves stood at USD 689 bn, as on Aug 1 st. Reserves declined US D 9.3 bn w\/w.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk182640823\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">In Aug, FII\u2019S have sold 11770 Cr of Indian Equities and have bought Rs 3528\u00a0 cr of debt.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">India was rocked by US\u2019s punitive tariff measures. Besides 25% reciprocal tariff, India was singled out for additional 25% tariff for continued buying of Russian Oil. Govt has called US measures unjustified and has pledged to protect Indian economic interests.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Rupee ended the week better than feared. Rupee declined steeply from 87.20 to 87.95 and with help of RBI intervention, clawed back to 85.45, before ending the week at 87.61. Major resistance is expected at around 87.75-88.10 Zone. With major negative news factored, Rupee could regain to 86.80\/86.25, if there are positive developments in US-Russia talks over Ukraine issue. Indian Equities continue to decline for the sixth straight week, due to muted earnings and likely GDP dent due to US tariff.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">RBI\u2019S intervention at NDF market capped Rupee decline.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Decline in Oil prices also helped Rupee to gain.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">RBI held rates steady at 5.5%. GDP is expected to be 6.5% this year and inflation is projected at 3.1%.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">India\u2019s merchandise trade deficit widened to $23.5 billion in July from $20.7 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Imports grew by 7.5% from the previous year to $57.5 billion with Oil imports standing at USD 13.8 bn. Gold imports rose to USD 3.13 bn. Exports contracted 1.5% to USD 34 bn.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Indian PMI(services) held steady at 60.7 in July as against 60.5 in June. RBI decision is expected.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk110074048\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk112514357\"><\/a><b>Hedging advise<\/b><b>: Imports can be hedged at 86.80\/86.35 and exports can be hedged at 87.75-88.10 zone.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk94349642\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Global developments<\/span><\/b><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk112007602\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk177841886\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk176620626\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk172373261\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk171775659\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk171168452\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk157888732\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk161252759\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk168209217\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk189937652\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk188729703\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">:<\/span><\/b><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk200807060\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk183276173\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk180505428\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk180237399\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk157886088\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk182639039\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk184542746\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk187493884\"><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><a name=\"m_-8427291137160132952__Hlk203844175\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Dollar remained soft, weighed down by Fed easing expectations and buoyant risk appetite. More Fed members have started to press for rate cuts due to softness in labor market and slow down in ISM data. This has increased odds for Sept rate cuts.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">US\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b>equity markets extend<\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">ed<\/span><\/b><b>\u00a0their winning streak despite heightened trade policy noise from Washington.<\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">\u00a0Rally was powered by tech companies due to robust results and pledge to increase investment in US and placate President. Though Semi conductor tariff is hurting, it came with many exemptions and enabled markets to overlook the tariffs. New tariffs came into effect and there was no shakeup in markets.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">BoE delivered a widely expected rate cut to 4.00%, but with a much tighter vote split than markets anticipated. Four of the nine Monetary Policy Committee members voted to keep rates unchanged, signaling persistent concerns about upside inflation risks.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">US- Russia are to meet next week for finding ways to end Ukraine war.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Meanwhile, US President has said that other countries buying Russian Oil will also face similar tariffs like India.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Focus will be on US retail sales and CPI.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Currency technical levels<\/b><b>: USDINR: 87.45\/87.20 (Supports), 87.75\/87.95\/88.10 (resistance),<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>EURINR:101.25\/100.55(Support), 103.35 (Resistance)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>GBPINR: Supports: 116.95 (supports), Resistance:118.75.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>JPYINR: Resistance:60.25\/60.80 Supports: 59.10\/58.35 (support).<\/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: 08\/08\/2025 Currency Map: Currency Pairs WEEK CLOSE PRIOR WEEK CLOSE % change USD\/INR 87.61 87.51 0.11 EUR\/INR 102.05 99.88 2.17 GBP\/INR 117.66 115.34 2.01 JPY\/INR 59.48 58.04 2.48 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Brent Crude closed at USD 66.50 VS previous week close of USD 69.50. Gold closed at USD 3398. 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