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  "id": 13873891,
  "title": "Indian rupee surges after RBI unveils measures to support currency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/indian-rupee-surges-after-rbi-unveils-measures-to-support-currency",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-12T04:38:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/forex-news/indian-rupee-surges-after-rbi-unveils-measures-to-support-currency-4943076"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, the Indian rupee experienced a significant surge following the Reserve Bank of India's announcement of a comprehensive package of measures aimed at alleviating pressure on the currency and mitigating speculative activity in foreign exchange markets. The rupee's USD/INR pair plummeted by as much as 1.1% to 95.739 rupees, ultimately trading 0.8% lower at 965.952 by 09:59 IST.\n\nThe Indian government's move came after the central bank revealed its intention to fulfill the entire daily dollar requirements of three state-owned oil marketing companies through a specialized window, thereby redirecting their purchases from the spot market. The three entities in question are Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, and Bharat Petroleum Corporation.\n\nAdditionally, the RBI imposed restrictions on companies from rebooking cancelled rupee-linked foreign exchange derivative contracts, lowered the threshold for positions without underlying exposure to $5 million from $100 million, and mandated banks to maintain a 20% cash reserve against certain contracts. These measures were designed to reduce immediate dollar demand and discourage hedging, which had exacerbated depreciation pressures.\n\nThe RBI's decision to implement these measures followed a 25 basis point increase in its benchmark repo rate to 5.5% last week, marking the central bank's first rate hike in nearly four years. The rate hike, which aimed to combat inflation risks stemming from higher oil prices and robust economic growth, had not effectively halted the rupee's decline, underscoring the challenges posed by elevated energy costs, foreign capital outflows, and a strong dollar.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Economy",
        "title": "RBI's rupee defence may drain banking liquidity, ease currency pressure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/rbis-rupee-defence-may-drain-banking-liquidity-ease-currency-pressure",
        "published": "2026-10-11T16:01:37.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}