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Forex merchants stated a agency greenback, outflow of overseas funds and subdued home fairness markets prevented a pointy achieve within the Indian forex.
At the interbank overseas change, the rupee opened at 88.55 and hit the intra-day excessive of 88.28 in opposition to the buck. The unit additionally touched a low of 88.67 earlier than ending the session at 88.66 (provisional) in opposition to the greenback, up 11 paise from its earlier closing stage.
On Monday (November 3, 2025), 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 stage.
The rupee had recorded its lowest-ever closing stage of 88.81 in opposition to the greenback on October 14.
The overseas change markets shall be closed on Wednesday on account of Prakash Gurpurb vacation.
Meanwhile, the greenback index, which gauges the buck’s power in opposition to a basket of six currencies, rose 0.09 per cent to 99.80.
Brent crude, the worldwide oil benchmark, fell 1.37% to $64 per barrel in futures buying and selling.
On the home fairness markets entrance, the Sensex tanked 519.34 factors or 0.62% to settle at 83,459.15, whereas the Nifty declined 165.70 factors or 0.64% to finish at 25,597.65.
Foreign institutional traders offered equities value ₹1,883.78 crore on Monday (November 3, 2025), in accordance with change knowledge.
A month-to-month survey launched on Monday (November 3, 2025) confirmed India’s manufacturing sector exercise strengthened in October, buoyed by Goods and Services Tax aid, productiveness positive aspects and tech funding, at the same time as 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 04:20 pm IST









