The rupee fell about 0.5% to 95.7825 per dollar, tracking declines in oil-sensitive regional peers like the Indonesian rupiah, which fell to a record low, and the Philippine peso

Dollar-rupee forward premiums pulled back on account of the central bank's buy/sell swaps, with the 1-year implied yield retreating 9 basis points to 3.06%.

The Indian central bank likely stepped into the foreign exchange market on Wednesday. This action aimed to curb the rupee's decline. Renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities pushed crude oil…