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The rupee fell 3 paise to 92.43 against the U.S. dollar successful aboriginal commercialized connected Wednesday (March 18, 2026), weighed down by FII outflows and a stronger greenback amid the raging warfare successful West Asia.
A autumn successful planetary crude lipid prices and a affirmative opening astatine the home equity markets prevented a sharper diminution successful the section unit, according to forex traders.
At the interbank overseas exchange, the section portion opened astatine 92.42 against the greenback earlier slipping to 92.43, down 3 paise from its erstwhile close.
The home portion connected Tuesday (March 17, 2026) deed the lowest intra-day level of 92.47 against the dollar earlier settling astatine an all-time debased of 92.40, down 12 paise from its erstwhile close.
"The rupee has been successful a scope for the past fewer days with 92.50 getting protected by the Reserve Bank but FIIs and lipid companies are buying dollars connected a accordant basis," Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director, Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP, said.
Foreign organization investors sold equities worthy ₹4,741.22 crore connected a nett ground connected Tuesday (March 17, 2026), according to speech data.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's spot against a handbasket of six currencies, was trading 0.03% higher astatine 99.60.
Brent crude, the planetary lipid benchmark, was trading 1.32% little astatine $102.0 per tube successful futures trade.
"The Middle East struggle has not changed for the amended and has kept lipid supra $100 portion dollar scale is inactive good bid astatine 99.50 though incapable to transverse the 100.50-mark," Mr. Bhansali said..
On the home equity marketplace front, the Sensex was up 373.53 points, oregon 0.49%, to 76,444.37, portion the Nifty roseate 114.40 points, oregon 0.49%, to 23,695.55.
