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The local currency closed at 83.7275 per US dollar on Friday, versus the previous close of 83.6975/$1, LSEG data showed. The rupee has weakened for four out of five trading sessions this week. On a weekly basis, the currency weakened 0.1%

Domestic gold prices recovered on Friday gaining by over Rs 500 per 10 gram in intraday trade, taking cues from international prices. The prices were up ahead of the crucial inflation data in the US which could give more clarity on the timing of the interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

Gautam Adani’s power transmission unit, Adani Energy Solutions, prepared a share sale of at least 50 billion rupees, with banks ICICI Securities, Jefferies Financial, and SBI Capital as advisers. The sale could conclude by mid-August.

Nifty experienced some profit-taking at higher levels, with rollovers at 70% compared to 76.25% last month and the three-month average of 72.6%, according to a report by SBI Securities. In the July series, the monthly expiries for Fin Nifty and Bank Nifty are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. However, as of July 25, Bank Nifty rollovers stand at 62%, according to a report by domestic brokerage firm Nuvama.

According to Nagaraj Shetti of HDFC Securities, the Nifty index has recently regained support from its 10-day and 20-day exponential moving averages (EMAs) after briefly dipping below them. This reinforces the significance of these moving averages as a support level for the index over the past several weeks.

PNB Housing Finance has reported a 25% growth on year in the first fiscal to get a profit of Rs. 433 crores, from Rs. 347 crores a year ago as the company saw good productivity in the 100 branches it added from December last year to March 2024.

The Nifty Realty index closed 1.15 per cent up at 1077.65.

Private lender Bandhan Bank on Friday reported a 47 per cent jump in its net profit to Rs 1,063 crore in the first quarter of financial year 2024-25. The bank had reported a net profit of Rs 721 crore during the same quarter of the previous fiscal.

Drug maker Cipla reported a 17.4% year-on-year (YoY) jump in net profit to Rs 1,178 crore in Q1FY25, led by strong US, India and South Africa sales momentum.