Reserve Bank of India revives pre-market intervention to support rupee
The Reserve Bank of India has resumed pre-market interventions to stabilize the rupee, which recently hit a record low against the US dollar. This strategy involves selling dollars before the market opens to prevent further depreciation of the currency. The RBI's actions resulted in the largest single-day gain for the rupee in over a decade.
- ▪The rupee fell to a record low of 96.39 per US dollar before the RBI intervened.
- ▪The RBI is using aggressive dollar sales in the pre-market window to influence trading outcomes.
- ▪This intervention strategy signals the central bank's commitment to maintaining currency stability.
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