Rupee rises 3 paise to 88.63 towards U.S. greenback

The rupee pared intraday losses to settle 3 paise greater at 88.63 (provisional) towards the U.S. greenback on Monday (November 17, 2025), monitoring agency home fairness markets and decrease international crude oil costs.

However, a powerful buck towards main currencies abroad and overseas fund outflows weighed on the home unit, in accordance with foreign exchange merchants.

At the interbank overseas trade market, the rupee opened at 88.70 and hit the intra-day excessive of 88.56 and the low of 88.73 towards the greenback.

The unit lastly settled at 88.63 (provisional) towards the greenback, registering a acquire of three paise from its earlier closing degree.

On Friday (November 14, 2025), the rupee settled 4 paise greater at 88.66 towards the U.S. forex.

Meanwhile, the greenback index, which gauges the buck’s energy towards a basket of six currencies, was buying and selling 0.29% greater at 99.29.

Brent crude, the worldwide oil benchmark, was buying and selling 0.81% decrease at $63.87 per barrel in futures commerce.

On the home fairness market entrance, Sensex soared 388.17 factors or 0.46% to settle at 84,950.95, whereas Nifty climbed 103.40 factors or 0.40% to 26,013.45.

The newest authorities information launched on Monday (November 17, 2025) confirmed India’s exports contracted 11.8% to $34.38 billion in October. Imports, alternatively, jumped 16.63% to $76.06 billion, widening the commerce deficit to $41.68 billion.

Foreign institutional traders offered equities price ₹4,968.22 crore on Friday (November 14, 2025), in accordance with trade information.