{
  "id": 16563870,
  "title": "Rupee falls 5 paise to 94.98 against US dollar in early trade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/rupee-falls-5-paise-to-94-98-against-us-dollar-in-early-trade",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-26T04:54:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindu BusinessLine",
    "slug": "hindu-businessline",
    "url": "https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/forex/rupee-falls-5-paise-to-9498-against-us-dollar-in-early-trade/article71625658.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Indian rupee experienced a slight decline, trading at 94.98 against the US dollar in early Monday trade, according to forex sources. This drop was attributed to rising crude oil prices and geopolitical tensions in West Asia, which instilled risk-averse sentiment in global markets. Despite this, a weaker US dollar and lower US Treasury yields helped mitigate the impact of the rupee's negative movement. Anuj Choudhary, a research analyst at Mirae Asset Sharekhan, noted that the Indian currency opened marginally lower due to these factors. He further predicted that the rupee might trade with a slight negative bias due to ongoing risk aversion in global markets and tensions in the Middle East. The rupee had previously depreciated for two consecutive days, falling 12 paise to 94.93 by the end of Friday's trading. Choudhary also mentioned that the rise in crude oil prices and Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) selling pressure could further pressure the rupee. However, a weak US Dollar and potential RBI intervention could provide support to the rupee at lower levels. Meanwhile, global oil prices and the dollar index also affected currency markets; Brent crude prices surged by 1.92% to $114.48 per barrel, while the dollar index dropped by 0.15% to 101.49. The domestic equity markets reflected this sentiment with the Sensex falling 536.30 points to 72,583.86 and the Nifty declining by 200.10 points to 22,402.80. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) invested in equities worth ₹887.65 crore on a net basis on Friday. Additionally, RBI data revealed a decrease in India's forex reserves by $5.011 billion to $721.016 billion during the week ending October 16, with a $8.578 billion decline in the previous week.",
  "summary": "Rupee dragged lower by firm crude oil prices and geopolitical tensions in West Asia",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}