rupee

The rupee’s borrowed breathing space

August 17, 2026 8:33 pm

When the RBI absorbs hedging costs, the exposure moves onto the public balance sheet. When banks raise three-to-five-year money and lend against it, the risk resurfaces as an asset-liability mismatch

The rupee is no longer overvalued: Why this may help India

July 29, 2026 6:14 am

The rupee’s sharp depreciation over the last one-and-a-half years has made it a currency that is more undervalued than even the yuan. Whether this helps boost Indian exports and makes domestic manufacturing more competitive against imports remains to be seen.

Stocks slip, rupee drops as crude spikes to 5-week high

July 22, 2026 9:46 am

Rupee dropped 11 paise to 96.36 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday.

Stock market today: Sensex, Nifty open in green; rupee up 5 paise at 96.11

July 15, 2026 11:04 am

The Indian rupee rose 5 paise to 96.11 against the US in early trade on Wednesday amid escalating tensions in West Asia.

Rupee up 18 paise at 95.21; Sensex rises 480 points, Nifty tops 24,300

July 03, 2026 9:24 am

In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.74 per cent to 69,243.68 by the midday break, although it remained on track for a marginal weekly decline.

Reprieve to rupee, bond markets is short-term

June 29, 2026 12:25 am

As a large lower middle-income emerging economy, India should be attracting foreign investment more in the form of equity than debt. That is conditional upon investor confidence, both domestic and foreign, in the country’s growth story as well as macroeconomic stability

Rupee rises 10 paise to 95.60 against US dollar, Nifty opens around 23,900 in early trade

May 27, 2026 11:01 pm

Brent crude hovered near $99 per barrel, while Asian markets traded higher, with Japan’s Nikkei touching a record high amid optimism around artificial intelligence-driven growth.

Rupee opens 0.16% lower after fresh US strikes on Iran; Sensex, Nifty fall in early trade

May 27, 2026 11:01 pm

The rupee registered a three-day winning streak and closed at 95.23 on Monday as optimism over an end to the Middle East conflict helped strengthen the currency after it reached a record ​low of 96.96 last week.

Sensex, Nifty climb on oil relief as rupee rises 25 paise against US dollar

May 25, 2026 10:20 am

Indian shares are also set to open higher amid a drop in crude oil prices below $100 per barrel.

Rupee slips 18 paise to 96.38 against US dollar; stock markets open slightly higher

May 19, 2026 9:33 am

The stock markets opened slightly higher than Monday's close, with the Nifty 50 rising 0.11% to 23,675.3 and the BSE Sensex ​adding 0.17% ​to hit 75,441.27, at 9.15 am.

Five things Modi can do for the economy: Editor's Take with Sunil Jain and Shobana Subramanian EP2

May 22, 2014 11:47 am