Rupee-dollar Swap

The rupee clawed back some losses after the RBI intervened heavily in spot and NDF markets, helping arrest its slide toward 90 per dollar even as global dollar strength

Possible US trade deal may help lift Indian currency, say experts

The spike is overwhelmingly due to festive-linked gold imports that will normalise. A strong services surplus, lower oil prices, and an improving tariff outlook mean India's CAD will likely fall below

The central bank remained a net dollar seller for the fourth straight month as the rupee weakened; REER slipped further, signalling lower currency competitiveness

While the rupee has been hovering near record low for the past week, the volatility remains low on likely intervention by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), said dealers

Experts weigh in on the dollar's surge against rupee, what it means for Indian investors, and whether to book profits now or hold

Doing so is crucial for those who have dollar-denominated goals, like a child's education abroad

The central bank has unwound $37 billion in forward-dollar shorts since February, allowing maturities to lapse and rebalancing exposure as it manages rupee volatility and liquidity

The rupee depreciated 3.7 per cent in H1FY26, hitting new lows on US tariffs, foreign outflows and crude prices, while government bond yields swung on RBI policy shifts

The rupee closed at 88.76 per dollar, weighed by foreign outflows and corporate demand, even as RBI intervention capped losses; bond yields rose on higher borrowing

The rupee fell to 88.13 per dollar after the US Fed's hawkish 25 bps cut, ending a four-day rally, as bond yields rose on selling by dealers and supply-demand mismatch

The rupee gained in early trade on strong equities and trimmed offshore positions but settled at 88.16 a dollar as importer demand offset support from economic data

The Reserve Bank's short dollar position has declined for four consecutive months, down from its February peak of $88 billion

The rupee fell to its lowest level since March 13 as importer dollar demand, trade deal uncertainty, and foreign outflows weighed on sentiment amid RBI liquidity measures

The rupee rose to 85.19 against the US dollar as hopes of a trade deal between India and the US grew, while falling crude oil prices also supported the currency's gains

The rupee rose to 85.19 against the US dollar as hopes of a trade deal between India and the US grew, while falling crude oil prices also supported the currency's gains

The rupee rose to 85.19 against the US dollar as hopes of a trade deal between India and the US grew, while falling crude oil prices also supported the currency's gains

Overnight rates climbed after RBI's VRRR auction while the rupee gained 1.3 per cent during the week, marking its strongest performance since January 2023

RBI direction on currency futures is said to be the reason for the trend in contracts

Reduction in the offshore exposure accounts for most of the recent drop in the RBI's overall forward dollar positions