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Rupee recovers from record low to settle 5 paise higher at 85.86 against US dollar

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..... Rupee recovers from record low to settle 5 paise higher at 85.86 against US dollar - PTI News Dated:- 9-1-2025 PTI - News - Rupee recovers from record low to settle 5 paise higher at 85.86 against US dollar - - - Dated:- 9-1-2025 - Mumbai, Jan 9 (PTI) The rupee recovered slightly from its record low and settled with a gain of 5 paise at 85.86 against the US dollar on Thursday amid firm American cu .....

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..... rrency and elevated level of crude oil prices. According to forex analysts, relentless selling in domestic equities and outflow of foreign capital kept the local unit under pressure, while dollar strengthened on improved macroeconomic prospects in the US. They said, uncertainties related to trade restrictions ahead of the change in US administration under President Donald Trump continued to fuel d .....

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..... ollar demand, while concerns over Federal Reserve's move to delay interest cut kept the country's benchmark treasury yields elevated. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at its historic low level of 85.94 and touched an intra-day peak of 85.84 before ending the session at 85.86 against the greenback, 5 paise higher from its previous close. On Wednesday, the rupee plunged 17 paise t .....

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..... o settle at its all-time low closing level of 85.91 against the dollar. Anuj Choudhary, Research Analyst at Mirae Asset Sharekhan, said the surge in US bond yields and FII outflows pressured the rupee. The US macroeconomic data was mixed, with weekly unemployment claims favouring the greenback while non-farm employment data was disappointing. "We expect rupee to trade with a negative bias on weak .....

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..... domestic markets, strong dollar and rising US treasury yields. Elevated crude oil prices and FII outflows also put downside pressure on the domestic currency. However, any RBI intervention may support rupee at lower levels. Investors may watch out for non-farm payrolls report. USD-INR spot price is expected to trade in a range of Rs 85.75 to Rs 86.10," Choudhary said. Meanwhile, the dollar index, .....

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..... which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent higher at 108.98. The 10-year US bond yields also remained elevated at 4.67 per cent. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.03 per cent to USD 76.14 per barrel in futures trade. In the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined sharply by 528.28 points, or 0.68 per cent, to set .....

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..... tle at 77,620.21 points, while the Nifty dropped 162.45 points, or 0.69 per cent, to 23,526.50 points. The indices have been on the downward track for the past three sessions. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) offloaded Rs 7,170.87 crore in the capital markets on a net basis on Thursday, according to exchange data. "The overvaluation of rupee continues as Asian currencies were all weaker and .....

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..... we may expect to cross 86 by the end of January," Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director, Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP, said. "Entire market is waiting for the Trump administration taking charge on January 20 and what will be his calls once he is the President. Meanwhile for tomorrow (Friday), we may expect a range of 85.75 to 86.00 for the rupee," he said. PTI HVA TRB - News .....

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