Infosys’ American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) slumped more than 7% on Thursday, touching an intraday low of $14.59 in early trade, while Wipro’s ADRs fell 5.4% to $2.26. The sharp decline follows a steep sell-off in IT stocks on Indian exchanges, with weakness spilling over to Wall Street.
RBI mandates payment of inward remittances on same business day
The Reserve Bank of India is speeding up money transfers from abroad. Banks must now credit foreign payments to accounts on the same business day.