Retail inflation moderated to a three-month low of 6.77 per cent in October from 7.41 per cent the previous month. Also, wholesale inflation in October came in at single-digit after 18 long months.
Forex traders said the sharp fall in the rupee after a promising start on Monday was due to a large part of India Inc purchasing dollars. Dollar demand from corporates increased, with cautionary words on US inflation from a Federal Reserve official keeping the greenback firm.
Morgan Stanley expects India's retail inflation to moderate to 5.4 per cent in 2023-24 and to 4.8 per cent in 2024-25 from 6.6 per cent in the current financial year 2022-23.
According to the statement from the ministry of commerce and industry, the decline in the rate of inflation in October is primarily contributed by fall in the price of mineral oils, basic metals, fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment; textiles; other non-metallic mineral
In a report titled 'G20 report on Strong, Sustainable, Balanced, and Inclusive Growth', IMF said continued fiscal and monetary tightening is likely needed in many countries to bring down inflation and address debt vulnerabilities and it expects further policy tightening in many G20 economies
US President Joe Biden on Friday riding on the Inflation Reduction Act and other measures, affirmed that the US was ready to take back the leadership of fighting a warming planet.
Moody's Investors Service said in a report said global growth would slow in 2023 and remain sluggish in 2024. Still, a period of relative stability could emerge by 2024 if governments and central banks manage to navigate their economies through the current challenges.
In broad-based indexes, S&P BSE LargeCap went up 104 points to 7,110 points with stocks like Zomato, Naukri, Bajaj Finance as most active ones in the index. BSE MidCap moved up 130 points to 25,558.73 level as Godrej Properties and NHPC were gainers in the index.
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There are 30 lakh young people in Himachal Pradesh, and 15 lakhs of them are unemployed while government posts lie vacant in the state. This government (BJP) has snatched jobs and increased inflation, Priyanka claimed while addressing the public rally on the last day of campaigning in Him
At 9.53 am, Sensex traded at 60,555.92 points, down 477.63 points or 0.78 per cent, whereas Nifty traded at 18,022.70 points, down 134.30 points or 0.74 per cent.