Rupee weakened past the 96-mark against the US dollar for the first time since late May on Tuesday, pressured by surging crude oil prices and heightened geopolitical tensions in West Asia that boosted demand for the safe-haven US currency.

Rupee began the week on a negative note, falling 39 paise against the US dollar as soaring crude oil prices and escalating tensions in the Middle East dampened sentiment. The…

The rupee weakened past 96 against the dollar on Tuesday. This decline occurred as oil prices saw a sharp increase this week. Tensions in the Middle East deepened, leading to…

The rupee falls past 96 per dollar amid rising oil prices and escalating US-Iran tensions, marking its weakest level since May.

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.95 and settled for the day at 96.30 (provisional), down 62 paise from its previous closing