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Rupee closes flat at 94.52 vs USD as oil-led rally faces off against dollar demand; Fed verdict looms
The Indian rupee closed nearly unchanged at 94.5250 per US dollar on Wednesday, erasing earlier gains driven by a sharp drop in oil prices. Brent crude fell below $80 after the US and Iran reached an interim peace deal. Corporate and importer dollar demand reversed the rupee's rally. Market attention now shifts to the US Federal Reserve's first policy decision under Chair Kevin Warsh, with markets watching for any signal that the easing cycle may be ending.
Dalal Street Outlook: Inflation, Fed Verdict, Crude Oil, and US-Iran Deal Hopes to Steer Indian Markets
Indian equity markets face a week shaped by domestic inflation data, the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, crude oil price movements, and progress on the proposed US-Iran agreement. Foreign portfolio investor outflows remain a pressure point, while a strong previous week saw the Sensex gain 1,284.61 points.