‘Indian Rupee could face further depreciation…’: RBI’s new challenge of a strengthening US dollar — expert advice
Live MintQ2 results have nearly come to an end. The Nifty50’s PAT was forecasted to grow by 8.4% YoY, but the current actual growth is around 6.6%, with three company results to be released as on 13th Nov. Revenue growth was modest at 2.8% YoY, falling short of the 4.2% forecast and significantly lower than the 7.6% YoY growth observed in Q1. But the short-term risk persists in the near-term as FIIs continue their selling in November, though at a reduced pace compared to October, which still poses a downside risk to prices. Well, that may not be such an issue, as the monthly forecast is expected to moderate in a range of 4 to 5% in Nov and Dec. Additionally, the market would not favour an RBI rate cut at this time due to a new challenge that was previously unaccounted for: the strengthening USD. As the non-spend government expenditure starts to get reflected in the upcoming monthly high frequency data, market sentiment will improve.