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Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

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19 Aug
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Traders see possible RBI support for rupee amid oil pressure

Traders indicated that the RBI may have acted to support the rupee against oil-related pressure. Before spot trading began, the currency was around 95.70 on the interbank order-matching platform.

The rupee appeared set for a subdued start ahead of the domestic spot market’s 9 a.m. IST opening. The report’s early snapshot put it near 95.70, but did not provide an opening price or show how the currency moved once local spot trading started.

The suggestion of RBI action was attributed to traders, rather than presented as a confirmed announcement by the central bank. The report did not state the size, timing or method of any intervention. Its wording therefore leaves the central point as a market assessment, not an established account of RBI activity.

Oil-related strain was identified as the backdrop to the possible support for the currency. However, the supplied information did not include oil prices, a previous rupee closing level or a measure of the pressure on the currency. It also did not establish whether any suspected intervention changed the rupee’s direction.

The available picture is consequently limited to an early market indication and traders’ view of possible central bank involvement. A confirmed RBI response and the rupee’s subsequent trading performance were not stated.

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Source: The Hindu BusinessLine