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Indian central bank intervenes as rupee drops to record low

The currency has lost more than 7% this year to rank as Asia’s worst performer

Gold is India’s largest import item after crude oil.

India hikes gold and silver tariffs to 15% as it defends rupee against Iran war fallout

The move aims to dampen demand in the world’s second-largest bullion market

The Reserve Bank of India has intervened heavily in the spot and forward FX market to slow the decline in the rupee.

India explores steps to mobilise US dollar inflows as rupee slides, sources say

The currency is down by 5.5% in 2026, sliding to an all-time low of 95.33 per US dollar on Apr 30

The Reserve Bank of India took bold steps recently to stamp out speculation, yet the gains that followed have proved short-lived.

India’s rupee drops to record low as crude surge deepens worries

Falling to 95.3337 per US dollar, the currency breaches its previous low of 95.125 in late March

The RBI clamped down on speculation against the rupee by capping currency bets by banks at US$100 million each and barring them from entering derivative contracts in the offshore market.

India forex regulator criticises banks’ rupee arbitrage trades

The regulator rebuke banks for transferring arbitrage trades from their books to corporate clients

The Reserve Bank of India will announce its monetary policy decision on Apr 8, with most economists expecting it to hold rates.

India FX cap softens pressure on rupee even as offshore influence lingers: Axis Bank director

The RBI has ‘effectively broken’ the direct link between the onshore and offshore markets, says Neeraj Gambhir

Every one rupee move in the local currency versus the US dollar could lead to a one-time loss of 30 billion to 40 billion rupees for banks.

India’s boldest currency move in years brings brief rupee relief

RBI flexibility falls as FX reserves drop in March to defend the rupee following the Iran conflict

The rupee has slumped more than 2% since the Iran war broke out.

Rupee breaches 93 per US dollar to hit record low as Iran war risks deepen

With no let-up in the conflict, Indian currency looks increasingly vulnerable and could slip to 95 per dollar

The Reserve Bank of India has been selling US dollars largely via short-dated contracts, typically maturing within weeks to a month.

India’s central bank ramps up key tool to defend falling rupee

The build-up comes as emerging markets face renewed pressure from a resurgent US dollar

The rupee declined to a record low of 92.3025 last week.

Indian central bank likely selling dollars to avert rupee slide to record low, traders say

[MUMBAI] The Indian central likely stepped into the foreign exchange market on Monday, four traders told Reuters, to limit the rupee’s decline as a surge in oil prices pummelled currencies across Asia...