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The rupee weakened by 21 paise to Rs 88.40 towards the US greenback in early commerce on Tuesday (October 28, 2025), weighed down by end-of-month greenback demand from importers and better international oil costs.
Traders are intently monitoring the Federal Reserve’s coverage determination on Wednesday (October 29, 2025) for additional clues, international change merchants mentioned. The market says there’s a 97.8% chance of a 25 foundation level (bp) charge lower, and additional charge cuts are anticipated in December.
Within the interbank international change market, the rupee opened at $88.34 and fell to $88.40 towards the greenback, registering a decline of 21 paise from the earlier shut.
On Monday (October 27, 2025), the rupee plunged by 36 paise to shut at 88.19 towards the US greenback.
“For now, the market appears to be balancing between short-term pressures and medium-term optimism. The rupee is anticipated to see sturdy resistance close to 88.40, whereas assist lies round 87.60-87.70. A break under that zone may open the door for a transfer in the direction of 87.20,” mentioned Amit Pavali, MD, CR Foreign exchange Advisors.
In the meantime, the greenback index, which measures the greenback’s energy towards a basket of six currencies, fell 0.12% to 98.66.
Brent crude, the world oil benchmark, rose 0.02% to $65.63 per barrel in futures buying and selling.
Within the home inventory market, the Sensex rose 125.93 factors to 84,904.77 in early commerce, whereas the Nifty rose 39.8 factors to 26,005.85.
International institutional traders bought shares value Rs 5,558 crore on Monday (October 27, 2025), in keeping with change knowledge.
In the meantime, India’s crude oil imports from the US rose in October to the best degree since 2022, seen as a part of New Delhi’s efforts to diversify provides from Russia and ease commerce tensions with the Trump administration.
India’s crude oil imports from the US reached 540,000 barrels per day as of October 27, the best since 2022, in keeping with Kpler knowledge.
Based on U.S. export statistics, October is more likely to finish at almost 575,000 barrels per day, with November anticipated to be round 400,000 to 450,000 barrels per day, a major enhance from the year-to-date common of round 300,000 barrels per day.
