In recognition of his honesty and integrity, Dubai police awarded Ali Jamal Al Balushi with a certificate of appreciation
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Domestic currency depreciated 13 paise to fall below the physiological mark of 71 a dollar (Dh19.34 against the dirham) on Monday.
This comes after the Reserve Bank of India sharply lowered its fiscal year 2019-20 growth forecast from 6.9 per cent earlier to 6.1 per cent.
However, RBI expects that second quarter of 2019-20 GDP growth at 5.3 per cent and it forecasts sharp revival to 6.9 per cent in second half of 2019-20.
The Indian rupee closed at Rs70.89 a US dollar (against the dirham) on Friday after RBI slashed the repo rate by another 25 basis points.
In a unanimous decision, RBI cut its repo rate by 25bps to 5.15 per cent, taking cumulative cut to 135bps for 2018-19 to support growth. Monetary policy stance was maintained as "accommodative".
Sensex remains bearish
Meanwhile, Investors continue to fret over the RBI's sharp downward revision in its GDP growth forecast last week. Sensex closed with 141 points loss after a choppy day's trade on Monday.
"Market traded range-bound as investors are expecting the downward revision in GDP estimate to mirror in second-quarter earnings as well," said Vinod Nair, head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.
The benchmark Sensex closed 141.33 points lower at 37,531.98 and the broader Nifty fell by 48.35 points to 11,126.40.
The core auto, banks and infra sectors are already in subdued condition due to weak demand while stock-specific buying was seen in few blue chips in the light of good monsoon and advantages of tax cut, Nair added.
Pharma companies were the biggest losers on the Nifty. The Nifty pharma index slid over 3 per cent. Aurobindo Pharma fell 20 per cent on the BSE over US drug regulator US FDA's adverse observation.
Ashok Leyland closed 5.51 per cent lower at Rs 64.35 a piece after announcing production halt for up to 15 days in its various factories in October.
IT stocks also declined as investors grew cautious ahead of the start of second-quarter earnings.
- IANS
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