RBI likely intervenes to shield rupee as oil prices climb, traders say
The Reserve Bank of India likely intervened in the foreign exchange market to stabilize the rupee as oil prices rose and US rate hike expectations increased. The currency fell to its lowest level in a month, prompting state-run banks to sell dollars.
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The Reserve Bank of India likely intervened in the foreign exchange market on Tuesday (September 15, 2026), four traders told Reuters , as rising oil prices and growing wagers on a rate hike in the U.S. this week pressured the South Asian unit.
The rupee declined 0.2% to 95.79, hovering around its weakest levels in a month.
State-run banks were spotted offering dollars, most likely on behalf of the RBI, the traders said. The dollar sales were not “especially heavy” in nature and are likely intended to limit excessive volatility, a trader at a Mumbai-based bank said.
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