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Rupee Breaches 91-Mark to Hit New Record Low, 6% Fall Against Dollar in 2025.
The rupee's nearly 6% annual decline reflects trade deal delays and foreign portfolio investor outflows, pressuring importers and unsettling India's financial markets.
- On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, the Indian rupee breached the 91-per-dollar mark, trading near 91.03 at about 11:35 am IST and depreciating nearly 6% over the past year amid RBI absence.
- Delays in the India–US trade deal have unnerved market participants and weighed on the rupee, while foreign portfolio investors sold equities in December and importers increased dollar buying as the RBI stayed largely absent.
- Trade figures reveal merchandise exports slipped to $34.4 billion in October 2025, while imports declined to USD 62.66 billion, reflecting external strain.
- Analysts warned that a materially weaker rupee would boost import bills for oil and gold and increase inflationary pressures, with a five per cent depreciation adding 35 bps to retail inflation.
- With year-end thin trading, analysts warn fresh inflows may arrive only after mid-January, leaving India as the worst-performing currency in Asia in CY2025.
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Rupee breaches 91-Mark amid foreign outflows, Experts say volatility to continue till January
The Indian rupee touched a historic low on Tuesday, breaching the 91-mark against the US dollar for the first time. The sharp fall highlights growing pressure on the domestic currency amid continued foreign fund outflows and weak capital inflows.
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