Rupee weakens against the US dollar in early trade on Monday

16 Feb 2026 Evaluate
The Indian rupee weakened against the US dollar in early trade on Monday amid foreign fund outflows from the Indian capital market. Foreign institutional investors offloaded equities worth Rs 7,395.41 crore, exchange data showed. Rupee weakened further after Reserve Bank data released on Friday showed India's forex reserves were down $6.711 billion to $717.064 billion during the week ended February 6. Moreover, a marginal rise in global crude oil prices and firm American currency overseas also weighed on the domestic unit. Although, some falls were limited as soft US inflation print strengthened the case for interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve later this year.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 90.70, weaker by 4 paise from its previous close of 90.66 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 90.7225 and 90.63 respectively.

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