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The domestic currency is likely to remain weak in the near term. However, any progress on the US–India trade agreement could trigger sharp directional moves.

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GDp/Indian rupee: India, thanks to growth potential, has received a lot of foreign investments — either in the form of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI, or investing money into things like building a new factory in India) or Foreign Portfolio Investments (FPI, or investing money in the form of buying stocks and shares of company).

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GCL’s headphone gambit: 3rd edition of chess league to let fans sport headphones to hear live commentary while watching contest at the venue

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India's only winners at the Syed Modi Super 300 in Lucknow last weekend, shuttlers Treesa Jolly-Gayatri both dread the 'Running Days' at the Hyderabad Pullela Gopichand academy. (BAI Photo)

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