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The rupee started its trading on Monday, July 6, 2026, against the dollar at 95.25. As it reached 95.28, the day’s loss was 10 paise. The reason traders quoted for this was the strong performance of the dollar overseas. The question of the RBI also arises since every time there is foreign investment, it takes advantage of this by building up its reserves instead of letting the rupee appreciate.
As of Friday, the rupee was closing at 95.18 on July 3, 2026, appreciating by 17 paise. One session later, more than half of that gain was gone. CR Forex Advisors MD Amit Pabari read it plainly, when the rupee can't rally on good news like falling oil and a softer dollar, the underlying mood is fragile.
Petrol. Cooking gas. Anything imported, from phones to machine parts. All of it gets pricier when the rupee sits near 95.28 to the dollar. Paying tuition abroad? You’ll need more rupees per dollar now. Got a foreign currency loan or a trip booked overseas? Same problem. Gold isn’t spared either, since it’s priced in dollars globally, and a weaker rupee makes the import bill heavier.
Not everyone loses, though. IT companies and pharma exporters bill clients in dollars while paying staff in rupees, so a softer currency actually widens their margins. NRIs remitting money home get a few extra rupees per dollar sent. And equities didn’t flinch. Sensex rose by 281.40 to stand at 78,051.03 when the market opened on 6th July.
Nifty also rose by 74.60 to reach 24,347.05. Gold loans have risen to ₹2.1 lakh crore by March 2025. This is a jump of 103% from ₹1.03 lakh crore in the previous year as per LoansJagat. Whenever the Indian currency becomes weaker, the price of gold in India becomes higher and thus LoansJagat has already started noticing an increase in borrowers applying for gold loans.
Watch 95.80 to 96.00. That’s the zone Pabari flagged if a fresh negative trigger hits the market, with support near 94.80 to 95.00. He also noted something odd. The dollar index had eased to around 100.90 last week on weak US jobs data, which should have given the rupee room to breathe. It didn’t. “That is the part worth watching closely this week,” he said.
Money did keep coming in, at least on the equity side. FIIs bought ₹1,355.33 crore worth of shares on a net basis on July 3, 2026. Reserves went the other way. The RBI reported a $5.654 billion drop to $666.933 billion for the week ended June 26, reversing the $963 million rise to $672.587 billion the week before.
Back in February, reserves had touched an all-time high of $728.494 billion, before the West Asia conflict forced dollar sales to keep the rupee steady. That’s still the playbook analysts expect the RBI to lean on. Sell dollars where needed, but don't try to fight the trend outright.
95.28 isn’t a crisis number by itself. It’s a data point showing the rupee losing more than half of Friday’s gain in one session, on the back of dollar strength and an unresolved Iran situation. Pabari’s range to watch is 95.80 to 96.00 on the downside, 94.80 to 95.00 on support. Fuel bills and education costs abroad will sting a bit more this month. Exporters and NRI households get some relief. Nevertheless, having $666.933 billion left in its reserves, the RBI can intervene if necessary.
Will the rupee fall below 95.28 versus the US dollar, which was seen on July 6, 2026?
Possibly. Pabari says we should watch the rupee between 95.80 and 96.00 for any bearish trigger. The rupee also has support between 94.80 and 95.00. The rupee was at 95.18. Then it went down to 95.28 in just three trading days.
Did the rupee really go down to its level ever, against the US dollar when it reached 95.28 on July 6 2026?
No confirmed record low here, just a daily fall from 95.18 to 95.28. Reserves stood at $666.933 billion for the week ended June 26, 2026, well under the February peak of $728.494 billion, but that’s a separate figure from any rupee record claim.
