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South Korea share market crashes amid US-Iran war, hits 17-year low

A dealer walks past near a screen showing the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea.
Published on Mar 04, 2026 11:59 am IST

Hedging against Indian Rupee weakness turns costlier as 90/US Dollar looms

A man walks past a logo of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Indian Rupee inside the RBI headquarters in Mumbai.
Published on Dec 02, 2025 03:03 pm IST

RBI likely selling US dollars to prevent rupee slide beyond 90, traders say

The rupee dropped to a record low of 89.85 to the US dollar before the RBI stepped in. It recovered to 89.7625 thereafter.
Updated on Dec 02, 2025 10:00 am IST

Rupee held its own against dollar. What about other currencies: FM Sitharaman

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo by Pratham Gokhale/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Sept 24, 2022 11:06 pm IST

US futures slip from record highs; Dollar falls: Markets wrap

The risk of another destabilizing increase in borrowing costs has also subsided, as bond yields have pulled back from recent highs. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Published on Apr 19, 2021 04:57 pm IST

Rupee rises 16 paise to 68.79 versus USD in early trade

The rupee appreciated by 16 paise to 68.79 against the US dollar in opening trade Wednesday, driven by positive opening in domestic equities and weakening of the greenback in overseas markets.
Updated on Jul 03, 2019 10:21 am IST

India’s rupee just went from Asia’s worst to best currency

Borrowing in dollars to purchase rupee assets has earned 3.8 percent over the past one month, the best carry-trade return in the world, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Updated on Mar 20, 2019 08:49 am IST

Rupee ends flat at 71.56 per dollar ahead of RBI policy decision

The rupee Wednesday ended almost flat at 71.56 per US dollar as participants preferred to wait for the Reserve Bank’s interest rate decision for further cues.
Updated on Feb 06, 2019 06:28 pm IST

Brexit: When gamblers scored over financial markets

A Pro-European demonstrator raises flags to protest outside parliament in London, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is struggling to win support for her Brexit deal in Parliament. Lawmakers are due to vote on the agreement Tuesday, and all signs suggest they will reject it, adding uncertainty to Brexit less than three months before Britain is due to leave the EU on March 29. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Updated on Jan 13, 2019 12:33 am IST

Market, Rupee slump due to external factors; government to take action at apt time: Official

While the stock market benchmark Sensex in the early trade Thursday crashed over 1,000 points, the rupee fell to a record low of 74.45 to a dollar.
Updated on Oct 12, 2018 10:04 am IST

Rupee recovers 9 paise to end at 72.60; focus on Fed meet

A man counts notes at a fuel station, in Kolkata on August 14.
Updated on Sept 26, 2018 07:12 pm IST

India worried about rupee drop, mulls tapping its citizens overseas

An India Rupee note is seen in this illustration photo June 1, 2017.
Updated on Sept 10, 2018 03:32 pm IST

Enough forex reserves to manage rupee, macros remain strong: Arun Jaitley

India’s macro fundamentals remain resilient and strong, said Jaitley, who was holding the charge of finance and corporate affairs ministries before he underwent the kidney transplant on May 14.
Published on Aug 15, 2018 03:56 pm IST

Rupee surges 19 paise against US dollar

A higher opening in the domestic equity market boosted the rupee, traders said.
Updated on Jul 23, 2018 10:27 am IST