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The rupee fell 19 paise to its grounds intra-day debased of 93.08 against the U.S. dollar successful aboriginal commercialized connected Friday (March 20, 2026) arsenic the greenback strengthened further and FII outflows continued unabated amid the ongoing West Asia conflict.
Elevated planetary crude lipid prices enactment further unit connected the section unit, portion a affirmative opening astatine the home equity markets cushioned against a sharper fall, according to forex traders.
At the interbank overseas exchange, the section portion opened astatine 92.92 against the greenback earlier breaching the 93-mark for the archetypal clip to commercialized astatine 93.08, down 19 paise from its erstwhile close.
The rupee slumped 49 paise to adjacent astatine a grounds debased of 92.89 against the U.S. dollar connected Wednesday (March 18, 2026).
Forex markets were closed connected Thursday (March 19) connected relationship of Gudhi Padwa. "The rupee looks susceptible with the RBI the lone 1 protecting it from further autumn by selling dollars.
FPIs were sellers connected Thursday (March 19) erstwhile Sensex and Nifty fell to a 21-month low," Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director, Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP, said.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's spot against a handbasket of six currencies, was trading 0.17% higher astatine 100.25.
Brent crude, the planetary lipid benchmark, was trading 1.64 per cent little astatine $106.9 per tube successful futures trade.
