The Indian rupee and dollar-rupee forward premiums declined as importer hedging, foreign portfolio outflows, and likely central bank interventions across FX market segments exerted opposing forces. Despite Reserve Bank of India's dollar-selling interventions and buy/sell swaps, pressure on the rupee is expected to persist due to weak capital flows and volatile oil prices.

The Indian rupee and dollar-rupee forward premiums declined as importer hedging, foreign portfolio outflows, and likely central bank interventions across FX market segments…

Despite the interventions, traders reckon the pressure on the rupee will persist in the near term as capital flows remain weak and uncertainty over the Middle East conflict…