The Indian Rupee rose by 25 paise to close at 95.36 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, as Brent crude oil prices and the US dollar index retreated from their elevated levels after a pause in US-Iran hostilities.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.47, then touched an intraday high of 95.23 and a low of 95.67 against the US dollar. The rupee finally ended the session at 95.36 (provisional), registering a rise of 25 paise from its previous close.
On Monday, the domestic unit depreciated 43 paise to settle at 95.61 against the greenback.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading at 99.80, down 0.24 per cent.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday operationalized the foreign currency liquidity measures announced by governor Sanjay Malhotra in Friday’s monetary policy, introducing special dollar-rupee swap facilities for foreign currency non-resident (FCNR) deposits and external commercial borrowings (ECBs) to encourage inflows and support the rupee.
Banks will be able to swap dollars with the RBI at par—exchanging dollars for rupees today and reversing the transaction at the same exchange rate at maturity. The window will be open for deposits mobilized until 30 September 2026, while the swap facility will remain available until 16 October 2026.
Rates of precious metals in futures opened lower on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, as investors remained cautious amid ongoing volatility. On the MCX, the yellow metal futures for October 2026 were up by Rs 231 or 0.15 per cent to trade at Rs 1,58,200 per 10 grams in business turnover of 231 lots.
Similarly, the silver futures, maturing on July 3, 2026, opened lower. It started the trading session at Rs 2,44,252 against the previous close of Rs 2,46,389, a drop of Rs 2,137 or 0.86 per cent. It later declined to touch the low of Rs 2,43,932, a drop of Rs 2,457 or 0.99 per cent.