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Indian Rupee Posts Strongest Week Since March on Central Bank Support

By Jaspreet Kalra
Reuters
Thursday, July 30, 2026

MUMBAI -- The Indian rupee ended stronger today, with persistent central bank interventions boosting the currency to its ​strongest weekly gain since March.

The currency rose 0.3% on the ‌day and about 1% week-on-week to end at 95.38 per dollar. On the month, though, it slipped about 0.7% as oil prices climbed due to renewed hostilities in ​the Middle East. ...

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Worries over the impact of oil prices have exerted pressure ​on the rupee. The currency appeared vulnerable to breaching record lows last week but ​was shored up by firm central bank intervention last Friday, with the support continuing this week.

Traders in the foreign exchange market have pointed to a pickup in quick but aggressive ​dollar sales by state-run banks, often at times when market liquidity appears ​to be thinning.

"The intent seems to be to find pockets to push USD/INR lower without ‌using ⁠a large amount of firepower," a trader at a foreign bank said, referring to the quantum of dollar sales. ...

... For the remainder of the report:

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/rupee-rise-dollar-slump-softer-oil-rbi-support-underpins-sentiment-2026-07-31/

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