USD/INR Extends Decline, Marginally Above 95.00 as Oil Surges on US–Iran Tit-for-Tat
USD/INR jumps marginally above 95.00 (chart stamp 95.07) as oil surges on US–Iran tit-for-tat. PTI early trade: open 94.80, touch 94.95 (−21 paise from 94.74) — stamps quoted separately.
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Sep 9, 2026 · 1h ago
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The Indian Rupee extends its decline against the US Dollar on Wednesday after a sharp correction the previous day, with the USD/INR pair jumping marginally above 95.00 as surging energy prices batter the currency. A separate daily-chart stamp puts USD/INR at 95.07. In the opening session, the MCX Crude Oil contract expiring on September 21 trades higher by over 2% to near Rs 8,920.
PTI early-trade stamp
Rediff (PTI; Sep 9, 2026 09:50): at the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 94.80 against the US dollar, then touched 94.95, registering a fall of 21 paise from its previous close. On Tuesday, the rupee fell 18 paise to close at 94.74. Brent was trading higher by 1.41% at USD 99.30 per barrel; the dollar index was at 98.76, lower by 0.03%. Those PTI prints are quoted separately from the above-95.00 / 95.07 stamps — not averaged.
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