Rupee falls 4 paise to 91.89 against U.S. dollar in early trade

The rupee fell 4 paise to 91.89 against U.S. dollar in early trade on Wednesday (March 11, 2026) weighed down by FII outflows and the unrelenting conflict in the Middle East.

However, a weaker greenback and falling global crude oil prices prevented sharper loss in the local unit, according to forex traders.

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 91.92 against the U.S. dollar before rising to 91.89, down 4 paise from its previous close.

The rupee staged a strong recovery from its record low against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, gaining 36 paise to settle at 91.85.

“The rupee fell to 92.19 levels on Tuesday but was able to gain back on flows from SBI Bond issue and the Reserve bank of India (RBI) selling at 92.00 levels. The RBI is clearly uncomfortable with the rupee falling again and again and has ensured that the level of 92.00 is not breached at least for now,” Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director, Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP, said.

“For the day, we expect the rupee to trade in the range of 91.50-92.10,” he added.

Meanwhile, Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading lower by 0.38% at $87.47 per barrel in futures trade.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.04% lower at 98.78.

On the domestic equity market front, the Sensex dropped 96.12 points to 78,109.86 in the morning session while the Nifty was down 22.95 points to 24,238.65.

Foreign institutional investors sold equities worth ₹4,672.64 crore on a net basis on Tuesday, according to exchange data.