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INDIAN RUPEE: Q2CY11
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CONTENTS:
Recommendations pg 3
Indian Rupee: The Yellow Pages pg 4
Union Budget: Another Balancing Act pg5
External Liabilities: Foreign Exchange Reserves pg7
Macro Economic Factors pg 9
Derivatives and Forwards pg11
Corelation pg12
a. Indian rupee Vs Crude oil
b. Indian rupee Vs Nifty
Peer- correlation pg13
Outlook pg15
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Fundamental Review:
The rupee is likely to strengthen further in 2011. Higher interest rates in India
would always allure investors to invest in this country, thereby adding to
capital flows. Moreover the government is expected to further ease out rules
on foreign inflows. The government has already raised the FDI limit. The
Chairman of the PM's Economic Advisory Council, Mr. C. Rangarajan, thinks
that India can absorb US$150 billion of foreign capital inflows every year.
Moreover, the government is shying away from any regulatory intervention to
manage the rupee, as sky-rocketing oil prices would further increase
inflationary pressures if the currency weakens.
Recommendations:
Scenario I: SELL IN THE RANGE OF 45.15-45.20
TARGETTING 43.68 and then 43.21 WITH STOP LOSS
ABOVE 45.60
Scenario II: BUY IN THE RANGE OF 43.15-43.20
TARGETTING 45.18 and then 45.21 WITH STOP LOSS
BELOW 42.00
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Indian Rupee: Yellow Leaves
The first quater of the year brought in more
bad news than good. The FII’s have been on
a selling spree since the start of the year,
they have pumped out US$657 million till
end of March 2011 from the Equity
markets. The rupee has still been extremely
resilient in the face of adversity. In the
quarter ended March 2011, the rupee has
appreciated by 0.56% while the Sensex is
down over 6% and oil is higher by 14%.
The resilience of the rupee has defied
norms as weak equity markets and strong
oil prices are negative for the currency.
Equities have fallen largely on the back of FII equity sales. The rupee-FII sales correlation is high, as
seen by the fact that the rupee gained 3.9% from lows of Rs 46.65 to the US dollar in mid-2010 on
the back of strong FII flows.
The FIIs brought in US$ 29.3 billion in
calendar 2010. As for 2011 YTD the FII’s
have been net sellers of $637 million.
Given that India imports more than 70% of
its oil requirements, rising oil prices
increase the import bill, leading to a
widening trade deficit and pressurizing the
current account deficit as well. However,
recent trade data suggest that oil prices are
yet to impact the trade deficit as the deficit
has steadily come down from over US$ 9.2
billion to US$ 8.1billion in the present year.
The high oil price impact will be felt in the
coming months and the trade deficit is bound to increase on higher oil import bill. The concerns in
the Middle east and Libya have constantly kept the Crude oil prices high.
The rupee appreciated by 0.56% against the dollar in this quarter—against a fall of 0.37% in the
previous quarter. Gains of this quarter of 0.56% have been much lower as compared to 3.87% in
the same period last year. Overall, the currency strengthened by 4.46% in FY10 compared to an
appreciation of 2.03% in FY09.
The penetration of currency futures in the market is noteworthy. Both the NSE and the MCX-SX
witnessed a spectacular rise in currency futures trading (USDINR). The volume of trade on the NSE
surged close to 300% in 2010—from US $1,100 thousand million dollars to US $4,530 thousand
Figure 1: USDINR price movement in Q1CY2011
Source: Bloomberg & KSBL Research
Figure 2: USDINR monthly price movement
Source: Bloomberg & KSBL Research
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million dollars. The volume in MCX-SX gains close to 600% from US$930 thousand million dollars
to US$6,640 thousand million dollars. Moreover, in Q1 CY2011, the volumes in the NSE grew by
203% to US$3,191 thousand million dollars. Meanwhile, the volumes in MCX-SX grew by 265% to
US$3,431 thousand million dollars. In the end of last quarter Currency options were also
introduced by NSE and USE. The turnover has increased from 3,05,401 contracts to 38,64,680
contracts on a daily basis. The daily turnover is Rs5104.32 Cr as compared to 1383 Cr when it
started last year. In just four months since launch, daily average volumes in currency options on the
NSE is about 20% of the daily currency futures volumes , which were launched about two years ago.
This is despite the fact that Currency Futures trading is allowed on four pairs while Currency
Option trading is allowed only in one pair i.e. USD/INR. Further open interest in currency options is
already about 75% higher than that in the currency futures segment. The growth can be attributed
to the steps taken by National Stock Exchange (NSE) by increasing the OI for both the corporate and
the banks. The corporate can take position now up to 6% of the open interest in the market and for
the banks the same limit has been increased to 15% of the OI.
UNION BUDGET 2011-2012: Yet Another Balancing Act
As every year the most sought after event
in the first quarter is the Budget. This year
the budget was tabled by Mr Pranab
Mukherjee. The focus of this year’s budget
was on controlling food inflation and in
turn bringing the economy back to a higher
growth trajectory. Food inflation which is
primarily cased by supply side had
declined to 8.7% from a high of 20.2% in
February last year. The high inflation has
forced the Central Bank to raise the
primary rates for the eighth time in a row
sending the Repo and Reverse Repo Rates
to 6.75 % and 5.75% respectively. The
biggest concern still remains Crude Oil, if
the prices continue to rise both inflation and the Fiscal deficit would be largely affected. The budget
has paid more attention to infrastructure as; infrastructures along with social services have been
given the highest allocation with 85% of the total budget. The agriculture sector also received good
amount of allocation. The Indian economy has showed remarkable resilience and gross domestic
product (GDP) is estimated to grow at 8.6 percent in 2011-12 in real terms. The Union Budget 2011
was presented at a time when the Indian economy had rebounded to its pre crisis growth
trajectory. The Finance Minister stated in his budget speech that the major focus for 2011-12 would
be to build infrastructure for the agriculture sector and approved 15 Mega Food Parks during 2011-
12, besides sanctioning 24 new cold storage facilities and to increase storage capacity by 4 million
tonnes. Another major focus of Budget 2011 was investment in infrastructure. Funds allocated to
this sector amounted to Rs 214,000 crore (US$ 47.48 billion), which is an increase of 23.3 per cent
Figure 3: Budget (Plan) Allocation
Source: Bloomberg & KSBL Research
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over 2010-11 and amounts to around 49 per cent of the total plan allocation. Other measures to
enhance the flow of funds to the sector included increase in the foreign institutional investor (FII)
limits for investment in corporate bonds and provision of tax free status to infrastructure bonds.
Tax rates applicable on interest paid on overseas borrowing in case of infrastructure debt funds
were reduced to 5 per cent instead of the regular withholding tax rate of 20 per cent. This has made
it clear that infrastructure development is a pre-requisite for manufacturing and agricultural sector
growth. On the whole the budget was on line with expectations and it could be called a balancing
act.
INFLATION: Playing Spoilsport
High inflation has been the key
driver for the RBI's recent policy
moves. India's food and fuel
inflation eased in late-February,
but remained at elevated levels,
maintaining the case for further
monetary tightening to keep a lid
on headline inflation. India's
food price index rose to 9.52% in
the week to February 26, as
prices of vegetables, potatoes
and rice inclined. The fuel price
index climbed up 9.48% in the
same week from 12.56% a week
earlier. Headline inflation in
January was at 8.23%, well
above the RBI's perceived comfort zone of 4-5% and compared with its end-March target of 7%.
With Middle East and Libya concerns, crude oil prices are near a two-and-half year high. The
Central Banks across Asia are under pressure to act as fears that these costs will fuel broader
inflationary pressures in the Asian economy which would result in hampering the economic
growth. The RBI has raised the primary rates for the eighth time in a row from beginning of last
year sending the Repo and Reverse Repo Rates to 6.75 % and 5.75% respectively. The Central bank
is expected to raise rates in the coming months if the inflation is not brought under control.
MONETARY POLICY
In context to the monetary policy the RBI has been very busy for the whole of last year. The RBI has
resorted to rate hikes at every instance due to the ever so rising inflation. The food and the WPI
inflation have been on a steady rise even after repeated attempts of the RBI to curb inflation. The
growth estimates have also been revised from 9.5 to 8.7 percent due to the regular rate hikes. Even
though the Food Articles WPI YoY prices have declined since January 2011, the prices of many daily
use food items continued to remain high reflecting structural demand-supply imbalances. Fuel
Figure 4: Indian Inflation Monthly
Source: Bloomberg & KSBL Research
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prices remain high, reflecting the global trend, with potential for further rise. The acceleration that
is spread across manufacturing activities, indicate that producers are able to pass on higher input
prices to consumers. The rising global commodity prices particularly oil is a major contributor for
higher than expected inflation. As domestic fuel prices are yet to adjust fully to global prices, risks
to inflation remain clearly on the upside; the demand-side pressures are expected to continue in
both the non food and food items. Measures to increase agricultural productivity, particularly in
items facing structural supply-demand imbalances, will contribute to easing food inflation over
time.
External Liabilities vis-à-vis Foreign Exchange Reserves
The accretion of foreign exchange
reserves needs to be seen in the light
of total external liabilities of the
country. India’s International
Investment Position which is a
summary record of the stock of
country’s external financial assets.
The foreign exchange reserves form
an integral part of any developing
economy.
FX Reserves
The global financial turmoil and the cut in interest rates by major economies led to a significant
decrease in the developed country’s forex reserves. The developing economies have however
benefited from this move. Interest rates in many countries—like the US, the UK, the Euro-zone, and
Japan have plunged to very low levels in the last one year and many of them are at their historical
lows. Due to this the foreign investors have pumped in lot of money into both the Equity and Debt
markets. India has been one of the major benefiter of this move due to its regular rate hikes; making
it one of the highest yielding assets hub in Asia. The overall Forex reserves rose by 3.63% to
US$308 billion by end of March. This is the highest level seen since March 2009.
Economy Interest rates
Australia 4.25%
Canada 0.25%
EMU 1.00%
Japan 0.10%
England 0.50%
US 0.25%
Figure 5: India’s Total Reserves
Source: Bloomberg & KSBL Research
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The Reserve Bank of India states that the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation
or depreciation on non-US currencies such as euro, the pound and the yen held in reserves.
Macro Economic Factors
The most important factor shaping in today's global economy is the process of globalization. Indian
companies are moving in search of low-cast markets, technology is driving growth in production
and competition is becoming more intense. A second factor is the fast growth in private capital
flows, mainly short-term flows by banks and financial institutions, portfolio flows by mutual funds
and pension funds and foreign direct investment into India. A third factor is the increasing share of
India and other emerging market economies in world trade.
The outburst in communication technology has led to greater integration of Indian financial
markets across the world. The impact of these changes could be felt from the extremely buoyant
activity in Indian stock markets. Currently FII investment is at $ 26.5 Billion compared to $ 2 Billion
in 2001. The stock market has benefited from these investments as the Sensex is trading at all time
highs. SEBI has put in place appropriate guidelines and controls to regulate the markets in tune
with the changing environment and attendant risks.
Indian GDP
The RBI raised the GDP growth projection
for the current year to 8.9 % from 8.5 %
projected earlier. Moreover, the growth
rate is expected to remain constant for
2011-12. The IMF expects the Indian
economy to grow at 7.75% in 2010-11 and
8.5% in 2011-12, due to expected increase
in private consumption and investment
boosted by robust corporate profits, rising
business confidence, and favourable
financing conditions.
Particulars (in USD MIO) Mar-11 Dec-10 % Change
Foreign Current Asset 273845 267814 2.51%
Special Drawing Rights 4539 4872 -6.83%
Gold Reserves 22972 22470 2.23%
Total FOREX Reserves 308203 297334 3.63%
Figure 6: India’s GDP Q/Q
Source: Bloomberg & KSBL Research
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Indian Industrial Production (IIP)
The economic recovery gained
momentum in the last quarter due to good
commercial investments. India's
industrial output is gradually rising after
it hit a low in December 2010, the
government’s rising of benchmark
interest rates have not helped the
corporate as the borrowing costs have
raised. According to the data released by
the Central Statistical Organization, The
industrial production rose to 3.7% in
January from a revised 2.6% in December
2010, because of continued growth in the
manufacturing sector and low base effect. This is however way below last years figures for the same
period which were at 15.1%. The Indian IIP had hit a high of 18% in December 2009; since then it
has been on a decline and hit a low of 2.5% exactly a year later. IIP is a major contributor to Indian
economic growth and government should take some strict steps to bring down inflation and high
borrowing costs for corporate; this will only be possible if the benchmark lending rates are brought
lower.
Fiscal Deficit
The finance minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, expects the fiscal deficit to be at 5.5% of the GDP for
FY11. The total expenditure is expected to be at Rs11.09 lakh crore while the total tax and non-tax
revenues are estimated to be at Rs6.82 lakh crore for FY11. The fiscal deficit is expected to decrease
when compared to that of FY10 which was revised to 6.9%.
Figure 7: India’s Industrial Production
Source: Bloomberg & KSBL Research
Year Fiscal Deficit
(A: Actual, E:
Estimated)
2008-09 7.8% A
2009-10 6.9% A (revised)
2010-11 5.5% E
2011-12 4.8% E
2012-13 4.2% E
2013-14 3.0% E
Figure 8: Fiscal deficit (in crores)
Source: Bloomberg & KSBL Research
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Although the government’s measures came at a right time for the rapidly slowing economy, the
government spending may be permanently increased.The government’s estimated borrowing of
Rs5.22 lakh crore for fiscal 2010-11—higher than the past year’s Rs4.01 lakh crore—to meet the
shortfall. However, the report of the 13th Finance Commission said that the fiscal deficit would come
down gradually over the next few years due to moderate spending, especially on higher wages and
unemployment benefits as well as a modest lowering in the government's interest burden.
Credit Policy
The central bank has been hawkish for a long time now. The RBI has raised rates for eighth time
now in a year’s time taking both the Repo and Reverse Repo rates up to 6.75% and 5.75%
respectively. The RBI is very worried about the rising inflation which is still at high levels of 8.31%.
The ever rising crude oil prices and the supply constraints have been the major contributors to
inflation. The RBI is widely expected to further raise both the repo and reverse repo rates until the
inflation cools to nominal levels of 4-5%.
Derivatives and Forwards:
Offshore Trading
Currencies also show a wide dispersion in
the geography of trading. The central bank
defines the location of a trade. Some
currencies trade largely in their home
market. The exchange rate of the rupee is set
by the interbank market. Since 2000, this
has been managed by the Reserve Bank of
India and is classified as a managed float
regime. The NDF market is an offshore
market to trade and hedge in currencies of
countries wherein there is no full
convertibility (both capital account and
Current Account). Few of the NDF market
traded currencies are Indian Rupee, Chinese
Yuan, Philippine Peso, Taiwan Dollar, and Korean Won. NDFs are distinct from deliverable forwards
as the NDF s trade outside the countries of the corresponding currencies.NDF is a Non-Deliverable
Forward contract which is settled in cash and only in US Dollars. The difference between the Spot
rate and the outright NDF rate is arrived on an agreed notional amount and settled between the two
counterparties. The trading center for Indian NDF is in Singapore London and New York.
Figure 9: USDINR Trading Breakup
Source: Bloomberg & KSBL Research
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Onshore and NDF Forwards
Figure 10: 1 Month Onshore vs 1 Month NDF Premium Q1CY2011
Source: Bloomberg & KSBL Research
The premiums on the forwards market fell due to decrease in participation, as investors are shifting
to futures market as a more reliable source of currency valuation. The one-month onshore forwards
premium fell to 0.24 paisa in February 2010 from 0.32 paisa in the corresponding period last year.
On the other hand, the one-month NDF premiums remained low in the range of 0.12-0.23 paisa.
This decreased the arbitrage opportunities—wherein investors buy in NDF and sell at on-shore
markets to earn riskless profits. Due to higher participation in both the markets the Futures and
NDF’s the difference in premiums spread have reduced drastically.
Rupee vs. Crude Oil
After a subdued 2010 oil has
rebounded in the first quarter of
2011. With the growing concerns of
supplies in Middle East and North
Africa crude hit a 21 month high of
108.25 on Nymex. This has caused
crude to gain its highest QoQ with 17
percent gain. On the other hand the
rupee has stayed subdued during
this period with a marginal gain of
0.34%. The correlation between the
rupee and Crude oil is relatively high
as strong crude oil prices are always
negative for the currency. But in the
quarter gone by we have seen the rupee appreciate even though crude is trading at 20 month highs.
The rupee has not followed the trend maybe because the domestic oil prices have still not adjusted
Figure 11: Indian Rupee Vs Crude Oil Q1CY2011
Source: Bloomberg & KSBL Research
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completely to the global prices. If Crude continues to remain on the boil sooner than later we may
see the rupee adjusting to the high prices; which can make the rupee depreciate further.
Rupee vs. S&P Nifty
Across the emerging world,
currencies have played a major
role in forecasting the stock
market trends. After seeing huge
inflows from the FII desk in the
year 2010; the flows have been
on the negative side in the first
quarter of 2011. They have been
net sellers of US $617 Million till
date. The Nifty has suffered due
the huge selling by FII’s as it’s
down by 5% in the first quarter.
The FII – Equity markets
correlation is high given that nifty had bounced 13 % from September 2010 to December 2010 as
the FII’s pumped in US $3.4Bn during the period. In the quarter gone by the Nifty has fallen from
6,134 to 5,613 a fall of more than 5%. But for the rupee the rise in the quarter has surprised many
as this rise has gone against the trend; because weakening Equity markets have always been
negative for the rupee. The Rupee-FII sales correlation is high, as seen by the fact that the rupee
gained 3.9% from lows of Rs 46.65 to the US dollar in mid-2010 on the back of strong FII flows. In
the first quarter of this year the rupee has appreciated by 0.34 % from 44.77 to 44.60. The rupee
has been defiant throughout the quarter going against the trend and correlation with the domestic
equity markets.
The Peer Co-relation
Currency Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Q4 2010 Q1-2011
Indian Rupee -3.6 3.2 -3.8 -0.37 -0.34
Singapore Dollar -0.43 0.01 -5.93 -2.5 -1.77
Chinese Yuan 0.02 -0.65 -1.32 -1.21 -0.89
Korean Won -2.55 8.03 -7.07 -1.18 -2.13
Malaysian Ringgit -4.68 -0.78 -4.83 0.75 -1.32
Thailand Baht -3.06 -0.31 -6.5 -0.96 0.8
The rupee is left behind far from its Asian peers in this quarter’s performance as the rupee failed to
follow fundamentals and remained in a small range through the first quarter of 2011. It had a mere
appreciation of 0.34%. The top performer was the Korean Won which appreciated 2.13%. Along
with India, Korean Central bank has also raised its benchmark interest rates to counter the rising
Figure 1: Fiscal deficit (in crores) Q1CY2011
Source: Bloomberg & KSBL Research
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inflation; their rates now stand at 3%. The second best performance was given by the Singaporean
Dollar which appreciated 1.77%. If we leave out the Thailand baht, all major Asian currencies have
gained in the first quarter which indicates investor’s belief that emerging Asian economies will
recover steadily compared to the developed nations.
Indian Rupee: Prospects The Indian economy grew at a steady average rate of 8.3% over the past 4 years. The raising of
the limit in FDI investments and the continuous inflow of funds by the FII’s in the past 4 years
reconfirm the steady growth prospects of India
Despite the global recession, India established itself as the world's second "fastest" growing
major economy in 2010. In addition, China overtook the US as India's largest trade partner in
2009-10
India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of over 1 billion.
Moreover, one-third of the population is below 18 years of age. It is the only country in the
world where the size of the working population will increase along with increase in market for
consumer goods, hence giving India a huge advantage over the other emerging markets
The economic liberalization and the perfect competition market, the high standard of living and
per capita income, the development of medical facilities and infrastructure, are great reasons
for India’s emergence as a favoured destination for investments.
India has developed significant employment opportunities for the working population of
around 90 million which would offer a considerable potential market for manufacturers and
retailers
Risk Factors Rising inflation is the major concern for India as an investment destination. This potential
inflationary pressure may cause further rate tightening in the key interest rates, and may also
weigh down on the GDP growth in future
The rising Crude oil prices will always pose a threat to the Indian economy as it imports 70% of
its oil needs. Crude oil has given a sharp rise in the first quarter of 2011 as supply constraints
from the Middle East and North Africa are effected after the social unrest in these regions
As India is an emerging market, the economy and the value of the rupee is vulnerable to the
fluctuations, pertaining to exports, imports and other industrial developments
The strength in rupee limits the profitability of Indian exports. Overall, the current account
deficit is likely to narrow from 2.4% of GDP in 2010 to 0.5% of GDP by 2013
Poor infrastructure throughout the country is an impediment for business development in
many parts of India
The sustenance of economic growth is still a concern for India as the concerns of the global
financial crisis persist. Although the fiscal deficit is expected to fall to 4.5% of the GDP, it is still
a cause for concern. The widening fiscal deficit adds to the pressure for further monetary
tightening
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Outlook:
Going by the way the rupee has performed over the last quarter it has become very difficult to
predict which way the rupee will actually end up. The rising inflation has forced the RBI to keep
raising rates; this has affected the investment and the corporate growth as seen in the decline in the
IIP. The government borrowings have also been drastically affected with the rise in Fiscal deficit,
the starting of new schemes like NAREGA have also brought the governments expenditure on the
higher side.
The government is aiming to manage foreign capital flows and to promote higher exports, which in
turn would increase the currency flow in the economy. Moreover, India is set to be the most sought
after destination for investment as it is one of the fastest growing economies not only in the Asian
region but worldwide.
The rupee is likely to strengthen further in 2011. Higher interest rates in India would always allure
investors to invest in this country, thereby adding to capital flows. Moreover the government is
expected to further ease out rules on foreign inflows. The government has already raised the FDI
limit. The Chairman of the PM's Economic Advisory Council, Mr. C. Rangarajan, thinks that India can
absorb US$150 billion of foreign capital inflows every year. Moreover, the government is shying
away from any regulatory intervention to manage the rupee, as sky-rocketing oil prices would
further increase inflationary pressures if the currency weakens.
On the global front the US is still not clear what steps it will take once the quantitative easing (QE2)
gets over in June of this year. The step to pump in cash might have helped the US economy to
recover little bit but it has also caused a huge debt on the US government which can have drastic
effects in the long run. The decision of the US Federal bank (FOMC) to keep the rates unchanged
from the past 1 year hasn’t helped the US cause as investors are dumping the US debt and looking
for higher yielding assets else where. This could keep the greenback under some pressure for the
shorter term; at least till the US decides on the QE2.
Given the above mentioned facts, one would say that the outlook for India is hopeful. India is likely
to be favored investment destinations in 2011. Although India will benefit from the recovery in the
global economy, surging food prices and the resultant high food inflation will remain a cause for
concern.
Overall, we expect the rupee to appreciate in the short term. However, it is expected to shed
some gains in the long term, as the dollar is expected to strengthen after 2 years of the global
recession. The rupee is expected to remain range bound in the long term.
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Technical Analysis: The Indian rupee
currently trading at
44.49 levels is
witnessing a sharp
pullback after some
relentless selling .The
long term trend has
been down as it trades
below the 200 day
exponential moving
average. (which is
currently at 45.26
levels).Considering the
swing range 52.13-
39.06 on the quarterly
time period chart the
rupee is getting closer
to the 61.8% retracement level of 44.10 which could act as strong support . For the last 4 quarters
the rupee has been trading in a stable range of 44.0000-47.7500 levels. Also witnessed on the
quarterly chart is the fact that the closing price on a QoQ basis for the rupee has been similar or has
been very close to
quarterly open price
suggesting indecision
among the traders
about the trend of the
rupee .The same was
replicated on the
quarterly chart with a
doji and then a
gravestone doji
candlestick in the last
two quarters. Hence a
sideways move was
seen for the last 2
quarters i.e. the last 6
months. Considering
the above fact. It could
also strongly imply that
the rupee could be
trading near the support zone. A reversal in the short term could be seen only if prices take support
closer to 44.16 levels and a possible bounce could be expected from those levels. In such a scenario
of a bounce from support levels could propel the rupee to witness a sharp pullback to 44.80 and
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then 45.20 levels. The Average directional index indicator (a.k.a the ADX)(when applied on the
quarterly chart) is currently treading at 27 levels with the DMI+ line still maintaining its positive
crossover over the DMI- line also supporting the fact that the recent fall in the rupee could be
attributed to the fact that it is in a cycle of a pullback/retracement of its longer term swing values
(52.13-39.06). However looking at the monthly chart it is clearly observed that the rupee is trading
closer to the upper end of the down sloping channels resistance level. As a result of which the rupee
could face stiff resistance as it approaches the upper trend line resistance level which is closer to
45.15-45.20 levels.
TECHNICAL OUTLOOK: We could expect the rupee to trade higher initially to test 45.10-45.20
levels and expect it to decline from those levels .Support are at 44.10 and then 43.70 levels.
RECOMMENDATION: - SELL IN THE RANGE OF 45.15-45.20 TARGETTING 43.68 and then 43.21
WITH STOP LOSS ABOVE 45.60
BUY IN THE RANGE OF 43.15-43.20 TARGETTING 45.18 and then 45.21 WITH STOP LOSS BELOW
42.00
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