{
  "id": 8177591,
  "title": "Rupee Recovers in Early Trading Against US Dollar, Advances 16 Paise to 95.73",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/rupee-recovers-in-early-trading-against-us-dollar-advances-16-paise",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T04:37:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/rupee-recovers-in-early-trading-against-us-dollar-advances-16-paise-to-9573"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, the Indian rupee rebounded from its weakest level in over two months, strengthening by 16 paise to 95.73 against the US dollar during early trading hours. A positive opening in domestic equity markets, along with a decline in global crude oil prices, contributed to the local currency's recovery. The rupee opened the trading day at 95.75 in the interbank foreign exchange market and subsequently climbed to 95.73.\n\nThis improvement came after the currency had fallen by 150 paise, or nearly 1.5%, over the prior eight trading sessions, reaching 94.43 against the US dollar on September 4. Crude oil prices falling below $104 per barrel provided relief to forex market participants, easing pressure on the rupee. Earlier in the week, oil prices surged, raising concerns about India's import bill and inflation.\n\nBrent crude futures, a global oil benchmark, dropped 0.93% to $103.85 per barrel. Lower crude oil prices generally benefit the Indian rupee, as India imports a significant portion of its energy requirements. A sustained decline in oil prices could decrease demand for dollars from domestic oil-importing companies.\n\nUS bond yields also retreated from elevated levels after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's performance against six major currencies, slipped 0.02% to 99.97. Indian equity benchmarks showed slight gains, with the Sensex increasing by 122.18 points to 74,436.77 and the Nifty rising by 23.55 points to 23,294.15.\n\nDespite supportive movements in equity and crude oil markets, foreign institutional investors continued to be net sellers in the domestic market, offloading shares worth ₹3,208.76 crore on Thursday. Persistent foreign outflows might hinder further gains in the rupee, even with the positive impact of supportive equity and crude oil developments.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Indian rupee recovered from its lowest level in more than two months and strengthened by 16 paise to 95.73 against the US dollar during early trading on Friday. A positive opening in domestic equity markets and a decline in global crude oil prices supported the local currency. The rupee opened at 95.75 at the interbank foreign exchange market before improving further to 95.73 against…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindu BusinessLine",
        "title": "Rupee rises 16 paise to 95.73 against US dollar in early trade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/rupee-rises-16-paise-to-95-73-against-us-dollar-in-early-trade",
        "published": "2026-09-18T04:34:22.000Z"
      }
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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."
}