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The Indian forex, nevertheless, remained beneath strain attributable to a powerful greenback and outflow of overseas fund from capital market, foreign exchange merchants mentioned.
At the interbank overseas trade, the rupee opened at 88.55 after which traded at 88.56 in opposition to the buck in early offers, sharply larger by 21 paise from its earlier closing degree.
On Monday (November 3), the home unit, declining for the third consecutive session, ended 7 paise decrease at 88.77 in opposition to the US greenback, close to its all-time closing degree.
The rupee had recorded its lowest-ever closing degree of 88.81 in opposition to the greenback on October 14.
Meanwhile, the greenback index, which gauges the buck’s energy in opposition to a basket of six currencies, rose 0.04% to 99.75.
Brent crude, the worldwide oil benchmark, was down 0.32% to $64.68 per barrel in futures buying and selling.
In the home fairness market, Sensex fell 55 factors to 83,923.48 in early commerce whereas Nifty declined 40.95 factors to 25,722.40.
Foreign institutional traders offered equities value Rs 1,883.78 crore on Monday (November 3), in keeping with trade information.
A month-to-month survey launched on Monday (November 3) confirmed India’s manufacturing sector exercise strengthened in October, buoyed by Goods and Services Tax aid, productiveness positive aspects and tech funding, whilst worldwide gross sales elevated at a weaker tempo.
The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose from 57.7 in September to 59.2 in October, indicating a faster enchancment within the sector’s well being.
Published – November 04, 2025 10:20 am IST









