Rupee slumps 9 paise to shut at an all-time low of 90.41 towards U.S. greenback

The rupee depreciated by 9 paise to shut at an all-time low of 90.41 towards the U.S. greenback on Friday (December 12, 2025), as uncertainty over the India-U.S. commerce deal and protracted international fund outflows dented investor sentiment.

Foreign exchange merchants stated the rupee is beneath stress, largely resulting from aggressive greenback purchases by importers amid surging world valuable metallic costs.

On the interbank international change, the rupee opened at 90.43 towards the U.S. greenback, then fell additional to a document intraday low of 90.56 towards the dollar, registering a fall of 24 paise from its earlier shut.

The unit settled the day at 90.41 towards the U.S. greenback, down 9 paise over its final shut.

On Thursday (December 11), the rupee had plunged 38 paise to shut at an all-time low of 90.32 towards the U.S. greenback.

The rupee is predicted to commerce with a damaging bias because the delay within the commerce deal between India and the U.S. could weigh on the home unit.

India and the U.S. on Thursday (December 11) concluded two days of talks, throughout which each side exchanged views on trade-related points, together with the continuing negotiations for a mutually useful bilateral commerce settlement.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (December 11) mentioned methods to maintain momentum within the bilateral financial partnership in a cellphone dialog amid indicators of the 2 sides inching nearer to firming up a much-awaited commerce deal.

“We anticipate the rupee to commerce with a damaging bias amid uncertainty over the India-U.S. commerce deal. Nonetheless, improved world sentiments and falling crude oil costs could assist the rupee. A weak greenback and any intervention by the central financial institution might also assist the rupee at decrease ranges,” stated Anuj Choudhary, Analysis Analyst, MiraeAsset ShareKhan.

In the meantime, the greenback index, which gauges the dollar’s energy towards a basket of six currencies, was buying and selling 0.07% increased at 98.41.

Brent crude, the worldwide oil benchmark, was buying and selling 0.02% increased at $61.27 per barrel in futures commerce.

On the home fairness market entrance, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex jumped 449.53 factors to settle at 85,267.66, whereas the Nifty surged 148.40 factors to 26,046.95.

International Institutional Traders (FIIs) offered equities price ₹2,020.94 crore on Thursday (December 11), in line with change information.