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Currency watchers predict narrow trading band while monetary policy signals, domestic politics, and volatile crude markets create uncertainty for the coming week
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Currency watchers predict narrow trading band while monetary policy signals, domestic politics, and volatile crude markets create uncertainty for the coming week

Benchmark index slips below 1,715 amid fresh trade measures, though regional comparison shows relative strength

Kuala Lumpur's benchmark held psychological support near 1,700 while crude spiked on Red Sea tanker incidents and Iran tensions

Kuala Lumpur's benchmark index declined 0.52 percent as Middle East tensions and rising crude prices triggered a wave of selling across regional markets.

Keppel and Sembcorp led declines on the Straits Times Index after renewed US-Iran tensions disrupted shipping routes and sent crude oil soaring

Gift Nifty signals a 200-point drop for the Nifty while foreign investors turn sellers, compounding pressure from geopolitical uncertainty and elevated oil prices.

TCS, Infosys and HCL lead late-morning rebound as Nifty 50 erases opening losses triggered by Iran tensions and oil price jump

The currency dropped 39 paise at opening amid renewed conflict in West Asia, with technical indicators pointing to further weakness ahead

The local currency strengthened against the dollar and regional peers Monday, even as markets price in higher US rates and monitor West Asia supply risks.

Corporate payment obligations and import demand push the rupee lower, though stable crude prices and resilient industrial data offer some support.