Anjali Kumari

Rupee settled at 89.97 per dollar on Thursday as corporate dollar demand and muted trade volumes pressured the currency. Analysts expect the rupee to stay range-bound amid global policy uncertainty

RBI repo rate cuts fail to ease yields across tenors

RBI's FSR says higher G-Sec and SGS supply and softer demand from insurers and pension funds are keeping long-term yields elevated even as short rates fall on easing and liquidity

Rupee weakened 4.75% in 2025, became worst-performing Asian currency

RBI data shows its outstanding net short dollar position in the rupee forward market rose to $66.04 billion by end-November, up from $63.6 billion at end-October

RBI rejected bids for the 7.18 per cent 2037 security as quoted prices were above market levels, but purchased ₹50,000 crore of gilts in line with the notified amount

Nabard withdrew a planned ₹7,000 crore three-year bond issue after bids stayed elevated, signalling muted transmission of the RBI's recent rate cut and pressure at the short end

RBI data show gold reserves and foreign currency assets rose during the week, aided by a $5 billion USD/INR buy-sell swap and intervention in the rupee market

Easing supply of ultra-long bonds and improving long-term demand may help flatten India's G-sec yield curve in FY27, aided by RBI liquidity support and index inclusion hopes

RBI announced ₹2 trillion of OMO purchases and a three-year $10 billion USD/INR buy-sell swap, triggering the sharpest bond market rally since April 2

PFC had earlier withdrawn a ₹3,000-crore, three-year bond issuance, and ₹3500 crore, 15-year bond issuance on November 25 and December 10 respectively due to elevated corporate bond yields

The Reserve Bank of India will inject nearly Rs 3 trillion through open market operations and a USD/INR buy-sell swap to offset liquidity drained by forex intervention and seasonal factors

RBI net sold $11.8 billion in October and supplied dollars to cap rupee weakness near 88.80/$, even as its net short forward position rose to $63.6 billion, the bulletin showed

The rupee slipped to 89.72 per dollar on Monday on strong dollar buying in the NDF market, before trimming losses to close at 89.65 as dealers flagged a shift in RBI's approach

Majority of the respondents said the domestic currency would appreciate to 88.5 against the dollar by end FY26

RBI intervened to curb speculative bets, say dealers

MPC minutes: Data suggests some slack persists in economy, said Deputy Guv Gupta

Net liquidity fell into deficit after seven weeks; net liquidity in the banking system was in a deficit of ₹68,586 crore on Wednesday

The rupee rose 0.73% to 90.37 per dollar, snapping a five-session fall, as dealers cited likely RBI dollar sales to curb volatility after the currency hit fresh lows

Mishra said rupee is expected to average around 90 per dollar by June 2026 and weaken further to 92 per dollar by June 2027