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Rupee drifts to new lows amid tensions
Financial Express Delhi
|March 19, 2026
THE RUPEE DEPRECIATED to a fresh low against the dollar on Wednesday as crude oil prices remained above the $100 /barrel mark fuelled by the war in West Asia.
The domestic currency ended the session at 92.63 against the dollar, down 24 paise or 0.27 % over the previous close, according to Bloomberg data. Dealers said the central bank 8stayed away from the markets for the most part.
The rupee has continued to drift down since the outbreak of the hostilities in West Asia and has fallen 1.8%, taking the depreciation in FY26 so far to 8.4%.
This story is from the March 19, 2026 edition of Financial Express Delhi.
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