{"id":15213,"date":"2025-10-06T10:11:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T04:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwcindia.in\/blog\/?p=15213"},"modified":"2025-10-06T10:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T04:41:08","slug":"fx-weekly-update-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwcindia.in\/blog\/fx-weekly-update-16\/","title":{"rendered":"FX &#8211; WEEKLY UPDATE :"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Weekly SYNOPSIS: 03\/10\/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>88.79<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>88.72<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>0.07<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>EUR\/INR<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>104.08<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>103.61<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>0.45<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>GBP\/INR<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>119.32<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>118.49<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>0.70<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>JPY\/INR<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>60.16<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>59.24<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\"><b>1.55<\/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 64.50 VS previous week close of USD 70. Gold closed at USD 3886. Nifty closed at 24894 vs prior week close of 24654. 10 Year G-SEC Yield is now at 6.51%.<\/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 88.65-88.87 range last week, and Rupee \u00a0declined 7 ps against USD w\/w. EUR climbed 0.45% w\/w and GBP climbed 0.70% w\/w against Rupee.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Indian benchmark Equity indices climbed 0.97% w\/w. 10 Year G-SEC Yield closed at 6.51%.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">USDINR fwd premia was steady at 2.30% for 1 year.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">FX reserves stood at USD 700.23 bn, as on Sep 26 th. Reserves declined by US D 2.3 bn w\/w.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">In Oct, FII\u2019S have bought 183 Cr of Indian Equities and have bought Rs 90.58 cr of debt.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Rupee range was narrow last week. RBI\u2019S intervention at 88.80 is keeping Rupee\u2019s rapid decline under check. However, there is no sign of reversal. There is also no sign of early trade deal with US. India-EFTA FTA came into force on Oct 1 st. This is the second major agreement this year, following India- UK FTA. India- EU deal is also on the cusp of finalisation.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">RBI held rates steady. GDP growth has been revised upwards to 6.8% for this fiscal and inflation is expected to decline to 2.6% due to GST cut. RBI announced liquidity boosting measures.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk195424769\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk183276273\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk182640823\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">GST collections rose 9.1% in Sept to 1.89 lac Cr.Average monthly collections during FY26 are just a little short \u20b92 lakh crore a month, marking a significant increase compared to FY25 when the average monthly collections till September 2024 were \u20b91.8 lakh crore.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Two major IPO\u2019S and 3 more fairly sized IPO\u2019S totalling 48000 Cr is expected in Oct. Tata Capital (15500 Cr) and LG Electronics (Rs 11000 Cr) are two big IPO\u2019S. With 2025 proceeds at $11.2 billion as the third quarter ended, India ranked as the world\u2019s fourth busiest\u00a0IPO market this year based on fundraising volume, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.\u00a0More IPO\u2019S are expected as SEBI has eased norms that could facilitate large private companies to go public. RBI has also eased lending norms to investors participating on IPO\u2019S.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Though domestic funds can absorb the offerings, funds backed by JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs could also participate. This is Rupee positive.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk110074048\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk112514357\"><\/a><b>Hedging advise<\/b><b>: Export hedging can be done from now till 89.15.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Global developments<\/span><\/b><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk112007602\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk177841886\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk176620626\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk172373261\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk171775659\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk171168452\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk157888732\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk161252759\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk168209217\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk189937652\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk188729703\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">:<\/span><\/b><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk200807060\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk183276173\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk180505428\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk180237399\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk157886088\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk182639039\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk184542746\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk187493884\"><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk206242572\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk206842680\"><\/a><a name=\"m_-6565121869816428674__Hlk203844175\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">US stocks gained and USD remained steady despite fiscal chaos in US.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">US Govt services has shutdown due to impasse over extent of funding<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">.<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">\u00a0US Treasury secy warned that the current government shutdown could hurt economic performance. \u201cWe could see a hit to the GDP, a hit to growth and a hit to working America,\u201d.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>U.S. government shutdown, now in effect after Congress failed to pass a funding bill, has frozen major data releases<\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">,<\/span><\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">WTI crude plunged around 8% as reports surfaced that OPEC+ could drastically raise its planned output increase, potentially flooding the market at a time of weak global demand.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Focus will be on Fed action later this month and Fed could cut rates by 25 bps, considering likely slow down due to Govt shutdown.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Currency technical levels<\/b><b>: USDINR: 88.45\/88.35 (Supports), 89.15 (resistance),<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>EURINR:101.10(Support), 104.20\/105 (Resistance)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>GBPINR: Supports: 116.90 (supports), Resistance:120.70<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>JPYINR: Resistance:60.25\/60.80 Supports: 58.75 (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: 03\/10\/2025 Currency Map: Currency Pairs WEEK CLOSE PRIOR WEEK CLOSE % change USD\/INR 88.79 88.72 0.07 EUR\/INR 104.08 103.61 0.45 GBP\/INR 119.32 118.49 0.70 JPY\/INR 60.16 59.24 1.55 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Brent Crude closed at USD 64.50 VS previous week close of USD 70. Gold closed at USD 3886. 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