
Dollar vs Rupee: Due to the strength of American currency in the international market and the negative trend of the Indian stock market, on Monday 21 July 2025, the Indian rupee saw a weakness. During the early trade, the rupee lost 20 paise to 86.36 against the dollar. Foreign currency traders say that the rupee continued to fall and opened up to 86.27 with a negative trend.
Weakened rupee
On the last business day of last week i.e. Friday (18 July 2025), the rupee fell by 4 paise and it closed at 86.16 against the US dollar. On the other hand, the dollar index showing the US dollar position against six major currencies has fallen 0.02% to 98.46.
Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director of Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP, says that the Indian rupee is being softened due to strength in the dollar and is expected to remain between 85.90 and 86.40. International Standard (Global Oil Benchmark) Brent crude rose 0.12 percent at $ 69.36 per barrel. Whereas according to the stock market data, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were living on Friday. He purely bought shares worth Rs 374.74 crore.
Stock market recovered
In the stock market, the Sensex slipped 155.73 points to 81,602.00 points in the stock market, while the Nifty slipped 63.55 points to 24,904.85 points. However, later the Sensex saw a boom and recovered up to 300 points while recovering at around 11 am. Whereas, Reliance Industries fell down 1.95 percent. After this, Axis Bank fell 1.72 percent, Mahindra & Mahindra 1.17 per cent and Infosys shares fell down 1.04 percent.
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