Rupee rises 8 paise to close at 86.03 against U.S. dollar
The rupee rose 8 paise to 86.03 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Monday (June 16, 2025) amid a strong show at the domestic equity markets, weakening dollar, and easing of global crude oil prices.
However, decline in exports, along with foreign fund outflows, capped further gains in the local unit, forex traders said.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the local unit opened at 86.16 against the greenback and traded in the range of 85.94-86.24 before closing at 86.03 (provisional), up 8 paise from its previous close.
The rupee had plummeted 59 paise to 86.11 against the U.S. dollar on Friday (June 13, 2025).
The rupee regained, 'but there was good dollar buying at lower levels as markets awaited the outcome of the continuing Iran-Israel war in the Middle East', Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director, Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP, said, adding that the rupee level could be in a wider range of 85.75 to 86.50 on Tuesday (June 17, 2025).
India's exports declined 2.17% to $38.73 billion in May, while the trade deficit stood at $21.88 billion in the month, the latest government data showed on Monday (June 16, 2025).
Imports declined 1.7% year-on-year to $60.61 billion in May.
Wholesale price inflation (WPI) in the country declined to 0.39% in May as prices of food articles, manufactured products, and fuel eased, as per government data.
WPI-based inflation was 0.85% in April. It was 2.74% in May last year.
Meanwhile, in the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 677.55 points to settle at 81,796.15 while Nifty climbed 227.90 points to 24,946.50.
The prices of Brent crude — the global oil benchmark — dipped 0.79% to 73.64 per barrel in futures trade after rising sharply over the past few days owing to the escalating Israel-Iran conflict.
The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, declined 0.20% to 97.98.
India's forex reserves increased $5.17 billion to $696.65 billion for the week ended June 6, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday (June 13, 2025).
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹1,263.52 crore on a net basis on Friday (June 13, 2025), according to exchange data.
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