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The rupee gained 7 paise to settee astatine 90.87 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar connected Monday (February 23, 2026), aided by a crisp autumn successful planetary crude lipid prices and a weaker greenback amid renewed planetary trade-related uncertainties.
However, overseas money outflows, coupled with geopolitical concerns, capped gains for the section unit, forex traders said.
At the interbank overseas exchange, the rupee opened astatine 90.76 and traded successful the scope of 90.67-90.89 against the greenback during the session. It yet settled astatine 90.87 (provisional), up 7 paise from its erstwhile close.
The rupee plunged 26 paise to settee astatine 90.94 against the U.S. dollar connected Friday (February 20, 2026).
"Rupee roseate to 90.67 but was not capable to prolong gains arsenic equities did not prolong the greeting highs arsenic indebtedness yields rose. Despite the favourable verdict from the U.S. Supreme Court, the rupee did not marque immoderate large gains, and the dollar was bought connected each dip by importers and different buyers similar the FPIs," Anil Kumar Bhansali, caput of treasury and enforcement director, Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP, said.
The rupee is expected to beryllium successful the scope of 90.60 to 91.00, helium said.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's spot against a handbasket of six currencies, was trading little by 0.32% astatine 97.47.
Brent crude, the planetary lipid benchmark, was down 0.39% astatine $71.49 per barrel.
On the home equity marketplace front, Sensex went up 479.95 points to settee astatine 83,294.66, portion the Nifty precocious 141.75 points to 25,713.
On Friday (February 20, 2026), overseas organization investors offloaded equities worthy ₹934.61 crore, according to speech data.
India's forex reserves jumped $8.663 cardinal to deed a caller all-time precocious of $725.727 cardinal successful the week ended February 13, the RBI said connected Friday (February 20, 2026).
