Indian rupee moved from ₹45 in July 2000 to ₹55 against US dollar by May 2012 (11 years 10 months). It touched ₹65 by August 2013 (1 year 3 months), ₹75 by March 2020 (6 years 7 months), ₹85 by December 2024 (4 years 9 months), ₹95 by March 2026 (1 year 3 months), according to data shared by Groww.

The duty on export of diesel has been increased from ₹21.5/litre to ₹55.5/litre. Duty on ATF (Aviation Turbine Fuel) has been increased from ₹29.5/litre to ₹42/litre. The Special Additional Excise Duty on high-speed diesel has been raised to ₹24 per litre, while the Road and Infrastructure Cess now stands at ₹36 per litre, according to Economic Times.

Long queues were seen outside Rameshwaram Cafe's new outlet in Bengaluru's Bommasandra, as it offered complimentary food trials before opening to the public. The video showing the rush outside the outlet surfaced online. "Once in 5 years, people don't have the same patience to wait in line to vote," a person reacted to the video.

SEBI launched three IT platforms, including SUPCOMS, e-adjudication portal, and C-SAC aiming at cybersecurity. SUPCOMS enables easily accessible communications with external entities replacing traditional interactions. The e-adjudication portal digitally enables quasi-judicial proceedings while C-SAC strengthens cybersecurity supervision of SEBI-regulated entities by analysing cyber audit reports.

SEBI chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey hailed India's financial landscape, assuring global investors that the country continues to be an attractive destination. He said, "India remains open and welcoming to global capital. SEBI's approach is...facilitative with a strong focus on simplifying access for foreign investors." "India is among the...fastest-growing major economies globally," he added.

E-way bill generation crossed 140.6 million in March, the highest in the GST regime that was rolled out in July 2017, reflecting buoyant business activity and improved compliance. The figure was 6% higher than the previous month and 12% higher YoY. An e-way bill is an electronic document that evidences the movement of goods indicating tax paid on them.

Google has bagged a power distribution (discom) licence for its upcoming data centre hub worth $15 billion (about ₹1.4 lakh crore) in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The project will have a capacity of 1 GW and is the largest single foreign direct investment in the country's history. Google is the first private company to get such a licence in Andhra Pradesh.

Gold ETF net inflows fell to ₹2,265.68 crore in March, down 56.9% from ₹5,254.95 crore in February, according to Association of Mutual Funds in India data. This fall comes after gold prices saw a steep plunge earlier amid geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East. Despite the slowdown, it had a strong quarterly net inflow of ₹31,561 crore in March quarter.

Indian stock markets closed sharply higher on Friday (April 10), ending a six-week losing streak. Sensex rose 1.20%, to settle at 77,550, while Nifty advanced 1.16%, to close at 24,050. For the week, Sensex jumped 5.77% while the Nifty 50 climbed 5.88%, marking their best weekly performance since February 2021. This surge comes amid signs of de-escalation in US-Iran conflict.

Two senior US lawmakers have called for a federal investigation into suspicious $950 million oil futures trading that took place shortly before announcements by Donald Trump regarding the Iran conflict, raising concerns over possible insider trading. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sheldon Whitehouse have formally urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to probe unusual trading patterns.