{
  "id": 13981181,
  "title": "Rupee rallies 95 paise to six-month high after RBI curbs speculation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/rupee-rallies-95-paise-to-six-month-high-after-rbi-curbs-speculation",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-12T14:21:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/business/rupee-rallies-95-paise-to-six-month-high-after-rbi-curbs-speculation-10918407/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Indian rupee surged 95 paise to a six-month high, closing at 95.78 against the US dollar on Monday, following the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) implementation of measures to curb speculation and stabilize the forex market. Dilip Parmar, Senior Research Analyst at HDFC Securities, noted the rupee's strong performance relative to other Asian currencies, attributed to the RBI's targeted actions. However, the gains were tempered by weaker domestic equities and ongoing foreign fund outflows.\n\nThe RBI's measures aimed to ease pressure on the spot market and discourage speculative dollar buying, according to Jateen Trivedi, VP Research Analyst at LKP Securities. However, sustained recovery will hinge on foreign institutional investor (FII) flows, crude oil prices, and broader dollar movements.\n\nOn October 10, with the rupee nearing the 97 per dollar mark and crude oil prices surpassing $100 per barrel, the RBI tightened regulations in the rupee derivatives market. These measures included restrictions on rebooking cancelled contracts, lowering thresholds for transactions without underlying exposure, enhancing documentation requirements, and establishing a Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve (FERR). These changes could significantly impact how banks, corporations, financial institutions, and currency traders manage their foreign exchange positions.\n\nForeign exchange reserves declined by $12.95 billion to $734.60 billion in the week ending October 2. Despite a record inflow of over $143 billion under the FCNR scheme, the rupee remained under pressure. The BSE Sensex fell 0.76%, or 547 points, to 71,924.68, while the NSE Nifty declined 0.70%, or 157 points, to 22,363.35.\n\nVinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Investments, attributed the rupee's rebound to the RBI opening a special window for oil marketing companies' dollar requirements and tightening hedging norms, which helped alleviate pressure on the currency. Banking stocks led the decline, while foreign fund selling continued to weigh on large-cap stocks. Mid- and small-cap stocks, however, outperformed due to optimism surrounding the Q2FY27 earnings season.",
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