Alternative investment returns monitor: For the week ending June 6\, 2020

This weekly tracker keeps you updated on the benchmark stock index, bond yields, forex movements and forex reserves.

It also tracks the changes in the past one year to give investors an idea how their investments performed over a longer period.

Sensex
Easing of lockdown, expectations of a normal monsoon, strong buying interest in banking and stocks and rebound of global markets strengthened investors' sentiments.

10-yr bond yield (%)
Bond yields fell as investors expect RBI to absorb the additional supply of government securities that may come from central or state governments.

USD-INR
Rupee gained due to rising equity markets, improvement in global risk sentiment, and weakness in the US dollar index.

Forex reserves (USD billions)
India's forex reserves jumped to $490 billion helped by foreign currency assets and IMF-SDRs (Special Drawing Rights).