Rupee recovers from record low to settle 8 paise higher at 86.62 against U.S. dollar

Rupee rebounds from record low against dollar as domestic markets recover, supported by easing inflation and weak dollar.

The rupee rebounded from its lowest-ever level and settled 8 paise higher at 86.62 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday (January 14, 2025) as the American currency retreated from record high.

Some recovery in domestic equity markets after the release of macroeconomic numbers also supported the Indian currency even though it remained under pressure due to elevated crude oil prices and continuous outflow of foreign funds.

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 86.57 and touched the intra-day high of 86.45 before closing for the day at 86.62 (provisional) against the greenback, registering a gain of 8 paise from its previous close.

On Monday (January 13, 2025), the rupee logged its steepest single-day fall in nearly two years and ended the session 66 paise down at its historic low of 86.70 against the U.S. dollar. The currency's previous record one-day fall of 68 paise was witnessed on February 6, 2023.

The local unit has plunged more than Re 1 in the past two weeks from the closing level of 85.52 on December 30. It had breached the 85-per-dollar mark for the first time on December 19, 2024.

The unit had depreciated 18 paise to settle at 86.04 against the U.S. dollar on Friday (January 10, 2025), a day after registering a marginal gain of 5 paise. In the preceding back-to-back sessions on Tuesday (January 7, 2025) and Wednesday (January 8, 2025), it had plunged 6 paise and 17 paise, respectively.

Anuj Choudhary, Research Analyst at Mirae Asset Sharekhan, said the rupee recovered from all-time lows on a slight bounce back in the domestic markets and a weak U.S. dollar.