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₹54.5 lakh crore, implying 16.6% holdings of overall Indian equities as of November 2023 which is the lowest since 2012, as per ICICI Securities. FPIs have sold Indian equities worth more than ₹40,000 crore since September this year.

Origin Energy Ltd.’s top investor rejected a revised A$19.1 billion (US$12.5 billion) takeover plan by a Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.-led group, casting the year-long pursuit into new doubt.

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interest rates would likely remain restrictive for some time, even as the rate-hike cycle appeared to be over. The Fed minutes showed the central bank would proceed «carefully» and that «all participants judged it appropriate to maintain» the current rate setting. Fed officials agreed they would raise interest rates only if progress in controlling inflation faltered, reiterating recent comments by policymakers that left the door open for more tightening even as markets have moved to price rate cuts from early next year. Markets are all but certain that the Fed will hold rates at its December meeting, while pricing in about a 28% chance of a rate cut as early as March, according to CME's FedWatch Tool. «Almost four rate cuts are fully priced for next year and that looks very aggressive,» said Niels Christensen, chief analyst at Nordea. «That said, it's not unusual for the Fed to cut by 50 basis points when they start cutting, so it could be possible,» Christensen added. The dollar index, which measures it against a basket of currencies, was 0.1% higher at 103.68, pulling away from its lowest level since the end of August at 103.17 it touched on Tuesday. The index is down about 2.8% in November and on course for its biggest monthly drop in a year. Analysts said market participants were eager to take money off the table before liquidity fizzles out before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. High U.S.

Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said the rupee has witnessed "low volatility" and orderly movements as compared to its peers. Speaking at the annual FIBAC event, Das said household inflation expectations are becoming more anchored, but added that headline inflation is vulnerable to recurring and overlapping food price shocks. It can be noted that the rupee closed at an all-time low of 83.35 against the dollar on Monday, but gained some lost ground in Tuesday's trade.

(Reuters) — The average interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan fell last week to its lowest level in two months as Treasury market yields, which act as a benchmark for mortgage rates, continued to move lower on the back of cooling inflation and a softening economy.

The benchmark equity indices are trading in negative territory on Wednesday. The NSE Nifty 50 is trading at 19,741.55 down 021%, while the BSE Sensex is trading at 65,780.75 down 150.52 points. Smallcap stocks are leading the losses among the broader indices. PSU Bank, Realty, Metal and Media stocks are facing a downward trend among the other sectoral indices while Pharma, Healthcare, Auto and IT trade in green. 

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rupee fell to its record closing low on Tuesday as persistent local demand for the U.S. dollar weighed on the unit despite a rally in Asian currencies. The rupee ended at 83.3550 against the U.S.

Inflation has reached its lowest point in 2 1/2 years

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rupee settled at 83.27 against the dollar. “Rupee opened virtually unchanged as demand for dollars continues unabated and RBI keeps its supply tap on," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.

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Last week, the government reported that consumer prices didn't rise at all from September to October, the latest sign that inflation is steadily cooling from the heights of last year. A separate report showed that while Americans slowed their retail purchases in October from the previous month's brisk pace, they're still spending enough to drive economic growth. Even so, according to a poll last month by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, about three-quarters of respondents described the economy as poor.

Goldman Sachs expects Brent prices to average at $92 per barrel (bbl)in 2024, and expects the oil market to tighten at a moderate pace amid solid demand while core OPEC supply remains low. The bank in a note dated Thursday said it expects a 0.7 million barrel per day (mb/d) deficit and a solid 1.6 million barrel per day demand growth in 2024. Goldman highlighted that while it expects the oil market to tighten at a moderate pace, still sees significant spare capacity to handle tightening shocks. It added in the note that Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is poised to maintain Brent within the $80-$100 range by establishing an "$80 floor from the OPEC put, and a $100 ceiling from spare capacity." Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia and Russia, part of the OPEC+ group of producers, this month confirmed they would continue with additional voluntary oil output cuts until the end of the year as concern over demand and economic growth continue to weigh on crude markets. Global benchmark Brent futures were trading around $80 a barrel, after sinking 5% to a four month-low on Friday and on track for their fourth straight week of losses.

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Investing.com-- Oil prices hovered around a four-month low in Asian trade on Friday, and were headed for steep weekly losses amid signs of increased supplies and fears of worsening global demand. 

Bitcoin (BTC) saw a classic pullback after the Nov. 16 Wall Street open as deja vu BTC price action continued.

Bank of India (RBI) is likely to maintain its hawkish stance on interest rates at its upcoming meeting. India retail inflation softened to a five-month low at 4.87 per cent in October, compared to 5.02 per cent in September, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on November 13.