Rising oil prices pull Indian rupee to 95.9825 per dollar; RBI-linked dollar sales limit slide near 96
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Rising Brent crude and renewed Middle East geopolitical risk pushed the Indian rupee to a one-week low near 96/USD, underscoring India's sensitivity to higher energy import costs. RBI-linked dollar selling via state banks helped cap depreciation, but risk-off conditions also pressured Indian equities and lifted regional yields. Near-term focus is on oil volatility and the durability of RBI's defense as sentiment toward EM Asia high-yield FX deteriorates.
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● Medium
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The Indian rupee weakened to a more-than-one-week low of 95.9825 per dollar, down 0.2%, as Middle East tensions lifted oil prices. With India importing nearly 90% of its crude, the currency remains highly sensitive to energy-cost shocks. Dollar selling by state-run banks, likely on behalf of the Reserve Bank of India, helped cap further losses. Indian equities also fell nearly 1.5% to their lowest level since April.
