Indian rupee weakens for third session as importers step up dollar bids, foreign outflows bite

Business Recorder • Oct 26, 2026

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee declined for the third consecutive trading session on Monday as importers stepped up dollar purchases, while elevated oil prices and foreign outflows also weighed on the local currency. The Indian rupee opened little changed against t...

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee declined for the third consecutive trading session on Monday as importers stepped up dollar purchases, while elevated oil prices and foreign outflows also weighed on the local currency. The Indian rupee opened little changed against the US dollar, but slipped to end at 95.1850, down 0.3% for the day. It has fallen about 0.8% in three sessions. Benchmark Brent crude jumped for a third straigh...