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The continued outflow of foreign funds from capital markets and a stronger U.S. dollar put pressure on the Indian currency, according to forex traders. At the interbank exchange, the rupee opened at 83.91 and slipped further to 83.93 against the dollar, trading 11 paise lower than the previous session's close.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) turned net sellers on Wednesday, adding further pressure on the domestic currency against the dollar, according to forex experts. In the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 83.66, down 8 paise from the previous close of 83.58 against the American currency.

Forex traders noted that foreign institutional inflows, along with notable corrections in asset classes such as the dollar index and crude oil prices, supported the rupee. Additionally, the Reserve Bank's active intervention helped maintain the rupee within a narrow range.

While ethanol-blended petrol is important, a cautious approach is needed so that there is no pressure on food crops

ONGC and Oil India Ltd, upstream oil exploration and production firms, will gain from the announcement as they are required to pay the windfall tax on their crude oil output.

Gold prices are likely to rise further on the back of weak dollar and decline in US treasury yields.

Analysts said that the dollar index remained elevated above 106 after the US data showed the country's inflation slightly higher than estimated, raising expectations of further interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve.

On the Multi Commodity Exchange, crude oil for October delivery fell Rs 14 or 0.2 per cent to Rs 7,050 per barrel with a business volume of 11,845 lots.

As of September 30, the windfall tax on petroleum crude has been increased to Rs 12,100 per ton, up from Rs 10,000. This move allows the government to generate additional funds for subsidizing LPG and CNG prices for consumers.

Foreign fund outflows and losses in local equities, however, restricted the rupee's gains, forex dealers said.

The dollar gained on expectations that the US Fed may hike interest rates one more time this year.

Dombrovskis said the EU is looking at making sure that its trade and investment cooperation with India becomes "much more intense".

Levy on diesel became nil in April but the levy was brought back in August. Levy on ATF became nil in March and has now been brought back.

Forex traders said the rupee opened on a flat note as losses in dollar index, and positive Asian currencies supported sentiments, while rise in crude oil prices dented investors.

Crude oil futures on Thursday declined by 0.1 per cent to Rs 6,690 per barrel as participants trimmed their positions on low demand.

KT Rama Rao lashed out at the BJP-led NDA government for reducing the Windfall tax on crude oil rather than transferring the benefit to people

At the fourth fortnightly review, the government raised the windfall profit tax on the export of diesel to Rs 13.5 per litre from Rs 7 per litre.

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday scrapped a week-old tax on the export of petrol and cut windfall taxes on overseas shipment of diesel and ATF as well as the one imposed on domestically produced crude oil after global oil prices fell. While the Rs 6 a litre export duty on petrol was scrapped, the […]

New Delhi: The Indian rupee nearing 80 to a US dollar will make imports of items from crude oil to electronic goods, overseas education and foreign travel costlier while raising fears that the inflation situation could worsen. The primary and immediate impact of a depreciating rupee is on the importers who will have to shell […]