Rupee falls 25 paise to 85.86 against U.S. dollar in early trade

Rupee weakens to 85.86 against U.S. dollar due to foreign fund outflows, but supported by positive equity market.

The rupee depreciated 25 paise to 85.86 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Wednesday (June 4, 2025) amid outflows of foreign funds.

Forex traders said the decline was limited by a positive domestic equity market, softer global crude oil prices and a weak American dollar.

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened on a weak note at 85.69 and slipped further by 25 paise to 85.86 against the American currency in early trade.

On Tuesday (June 3, 2025), the rupee fell 22 paise to settle at 85.61 against the U.S. dollar.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading lower by 0.05% at 99.18.

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, declined 0.32% to $65.42 per barrel in futures trade.

"Restrictive flows have kept the rupee ranged between 85-86 in the past two weeks, with the RBI selling dollars at 85.70-75 levels. The RBI MPC begins its three-day deliberations today with the announcement of rates on Friday morning and is expected to cut repo rate by 25 bps to 5.75%," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director, Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.