Brent breached the $80 per barrel mark on Monday and analysts at the American brokerage said they expect it to go up further to $95 by June 2019, which will put pressure on the current account.

The Sensex and Nifty closed nearly 1.5% lower in trade today amid a depreciating rupee, rising crude oil prices and selling pressure on stocks of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs).  On the global front, China reportedly rebuffed a plan for talks with the US on resolving their dispute over trade and technology which roiled Asian stocks.While the Sensex closed 536 points or 1.46% lower to 36,305, the Nifty lost 175 points or 1.58% to trade at 10,967 level.Sentiments remained distinct...

The stock of the Tata Group firm hit 2,214.15 level  its highest ever in trade today after the rupee weakened 29 paise to 79.42 level against the dollar in early trade as the greenback gained overseas. The home currency then closed 43 paise lower at 72.63 level to the dollar in trade today.

The refinery officials' plan to cut imports illustrates that rising crude prices and emerging market currency weakness may start causing oil demand to decline in a number of markets that have so far seen healthy crude consumption.

While the Sensex closed 536 points or 1.46% lower to 36,305, the Nifty lost 175 points or 1.58% to trade at 10,967 level. This is the weakest closing since July 11 when it settled at 36,265.93. The Sensex has lost 1,249.04 points in the previous four sessions.

While the SpiceJet stock fell up to 4.15% to 73.85 level  in afternoon trade,  the InterGlobe Aviation stock was down up to 6.011% to 851 level on the BSE.  

While the Sensex was trading 519 points or 1.41% lower, the Nifty lost 170 points or 1.53% to trade at 10,971 level. Top losers on the index were M&M (6.85%), Adani Ports (5.93%), Bharti Airtel (5.44%) and HDFC (5.34%).

The decision to cut imports illustrates that rising crude prices and emerging market currency weakness may start causing oil demand to decline in a number of markets that have so far seen healthy crude consumption.

The Dewan Housing Finance stock rose up to 24.80% or 87 points to 438.75 level in early morning trade. On Friday, the stock went into a tailspin, nosediving 42.43 per cent to end at Rs 351.55 on the BSE.

The Centre has prepared a list of non-essential items whose imports can be curbed and also drawn up a separate list of goods whose exports can be boosted with a little policy intervention.

Oil refiners such as state-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) could use UCO Bank or IDBI Bank to route oil payments to Iran.

The forex reserves have been declining in the past few weeks as the Reserve Bank is selling the US dollar to contain rupee depreciation

The rupee opened higher at 72.71 against its record closing low of 72.98 Tuesday and touched a session high of 72.34 in day trade as crude oil prices eased globally.

Following a review of the economy by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, the government announced an array of measures to check the decline of rupee and curb the widening current account deficit (CAD).

After the rupee plunged to new lows against the dollar, having depreciated to close to 73, the government has finally acted by announcing a slew of measures to prop up the currency.

India's steel imports totaled $6.5 billion in 2017/18, according to official data.

On Tuesday, the rupee closed at its all time low of 72.98, falling 47 paise against the US currency due to surging crude oil prices and escalating trade war worries. Earlier in the day, the Indian currency hit a historic low of 72.99 in late afternoon deals.

The Redmi 6A was launched along with the Redmi 6 and Redmi 6 Pro. The other two devices have been available via flash sales for the last two weeks.

Continuing its intermittent fall against the US dollar, the Indian rupee dived to another all-time low of 72.98 on Tuesday. The currency has lost over 13 per cent in value against the greenback since the beginning of the year.

The rupee fell 46 paise to close at 72.97 level, its lowest ever against the US dollar in trade today which dampened market sentiment. The Indian currency had closed at 72.51 to the dollar on Monday. Led by the sharp fall in stocks, the market capitalisation (m-cap) of BSE-listed companies plunged by Rs 2,72,549.15 crore to Rs 1,53,64,470 crore since Friday.