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The rupee depreciated 9 paise to 94.55 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday (November 5, 2026) pressured by the broad strength of the American currency in the overseas market.
Forex traders said a positive domestic market and softening of crude oil prices cushioned the downside.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 94.36, then fell to 94.55 against the U.S. dollar, registering a fall of 9 paise from its previous close.
On Wednesday (November 4, 2026), the rupee stayed firm for the second straight session to settle 29 paise higher at 94.46 against the U.S. dollar.
“Forward-looking markets are aggressively erasing the geopolitical risk premium built up from the US-Israel conflict with Iran, as a Democratic-controlled Congress is expected to severely constrain funding for military escalation and push for near-term diplomatic negotiations,” said Anil Kumar Bhansali, head of treasury and executive director, Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading at 101.22, lower by 0.34%.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading lower by 1.04% at $93.64 per barrel in futures trade.
“Global crude benchmark Brent oil plunged over 8% overnight, breaking below the psychological $100 per barrel barrier to trade at $93.84 on Thursday morning.
“The massive sell-off-marking crude’s worst single-day decline since May—was triggered by the sweeping Democratic victory in the U.S. midterm elections,” Mr. Bhansali added.
On the domestic equity market front, Sensex jumped 1,403.71 points to 78,689.87 in early trade; Nifty surged 378.85 points to 24,340.40.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) remained net buyers on Wednesday (November 4, 2026), purchasing equities worth ₹7,284.03 crore, according to exchange data.
Published – November 05, 2026 10:30 am IST
