

“Food inflation (Y-o-Y) and Non-food inflation (Y-o-Y) recorded at 11.5 per cent and 3.5 per cent, respectively, in August 2021.” Referring to the Real Sector, the report said.” CCPI based headline inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 6.0 per cent in August 2021 from 5.7 per cent in July 2021 due to monthly increases observed in prices of items in both Food and Non-food categories.” Given the cross currency exchange rate movements, the Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) depreciated against the US dollar by 10.1 percent, against the pound sterling (GBP) by 11.4 per cent and the Indian rupee by 10.3 per cent, during the year up to 03rd September 2021, the Weekly Economic Indicators report released by the Statistics Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka showed.

Rupee hits record low of 77.Food inflation recorded at 11.5 percent in August 2021 Sensex nosedives over 1,000 points Nifty slumps below 16,300 Rupee falls 11 paise to record low of ₹77.85 against U.S. Rupee falls to all-time low of 78.29 against U.S.

Sensex nosedives 1,394 points in early trade Nifty tanks to 15,800 level inflation jolts global markets investors poorer by ₹6.64 lakh crore Sensex crashes 1,457 points as scorching U.S. Rupee falls 20 paise to close at record low of 78.13 against U.S. Markets tumble worldwide, bear market growls on Wall Streetįoxconn's Bharat FIH gets SEBI nod to float ₹5,000 crore IPO Sensex tumbles 375 points in early trade amid weak global markets Rupee inches 2 paise higher to 78.02 against U.S. Sensex slips 153 points in volatile trade amid weak global markets Rupee ends almost flat at 78.03 against U.S. 3 mins Rupee inches 5 paise higher to 77.99 against U.S.On the domestic equity market front, BSE Sensex was trading 47.1 points or 0.09 per cent lower at 52,646.47, while the broader NSE Nifty declined 13.95 points or 0.09 per cent to 15,718.15.įoreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market on Tuesday as they offloaded shares worth ₹4,502.25 crore, as per exchange data. Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures rose 0.19 per cent to $121.40 per barrel. Fed meeting outcome, Sriram Iyer, Senior Research Analyst at Reliance Securities, said.Īsian and emerging market peers have started mixed, while equity futures have started with small gains and could cap the downside for the USD/INR spot pair, Mr. The Indian rupee opened on a flat note against the dollar on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.28 per cent to 105.21.

On Tuesday, the rupee had closed at its lifetime low of 78.04 against the U.S. dollar in opening trade on Wednesday.įorex traders said lacklustre domestic markets, elevated crude oil prices and persistent foreign capital outflows weighed on the local unit.Īt the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 77.99 against the dollar, registering a rise of 5 paise over its previous close. The rupee opened on a flat note and inched higher by 5 paise to 77.99 against the U.S.
