The Indian rupee touched a historic low on Tuesday, breaching the 91-mark against the US dollar for the first time. The sharp fall highlights growing pressure on the domestic currency amid continued foreign fund outflows and weak capital inflows.
Domestic stock markets continued to remain under pressure on Tuesday as both key benchmark indices opened in the red, weighed down by persistent foreign fund outflows and continued weakness in the rupee.
About a fortnight after breaching 90 mark, the Indian Rupee is inching towards 91, hitting a fresh all-time low. At the time of filing this report, the Rupee was trading at 90.904 per US dollar, with an intraday high of 90.957, just shy of 91.
The Indian rupee has continued to display pronounced weakness this financial year, slipping nearly 5 per cent against the US dollar and consistently trading above the 90-per-dollar mark in recent days.
Indian stock markets declined for the third consecutive session on Wednesday, as investors remained cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve's 2026 policy guidance, with ongoing foreign fund outflows further dampening sentiment.
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha, demanding that the poor performance of the rupee be discussed in the Lower House after the Indian currency continued to decline to a new low of 90.43 against the dollar.
The rupee has fallen from Rs 85 to Rs 90 per USD in under a year, far quicker than previous five-rupee intervals, which earlier took anywhere between 581 to 1,815 days. SBI in its report noted this as the second-quickest fall since the 2013 Taper Tantrum.
The Indian rupee plunged to an all-time low against the US dollar on Wednesday, crossing the psychologically significant 90 mark amid foreign fund outflows. The development came amid firm crude oil prices and perceived uncertainty around the India-US trade deal.
Indian equity indices ended Wednesday in negative territory, possibly due to the rupee's weakness against the US dollar, Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) outflows, and ongoing trade uncertainties.
India's Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday, downplayed concerns over the rupee weakening past 90 against the US dollar, asserting that the currency's movement remains within manageable limits and has not created macroeconomic stress.
Indian rupee breached the 90 mark against USD on Wednesday morning, extending its depreciation run through sessions now, and in the process hitting a fresh all-time low for the Indian currency.
The domestic benchmark indices witnessed selling pressure on Wednesday's opening trade as the weakening Rupee and cautious investor sentiment weighed on the markets.