RBI's net short positions hit a record $104 billion
Using the forex pile to defend the rupee effectively brings down India's import cover to less than nine months, economists said. At present, the reserves are sufficient to cover of 9-10 months of imports.The central bank was present in the market almost daily through March as the currency repeatedly touched fresh lows, weakening more than 4% from 90.98/ by March 30."To sterilise intervention in the spot market and contain liquidity drawdown, the RBI started intervening in the for ...