SumanSpeaks Independent Capital Markets & Geopolitical Intelligence Currency Outlook | USD/INR The Rupee Is Following Our Thesis, Not Defeating It USD/INR has slipped from a 30-day high of ₹96.84 to about ₹94.44, FIIs and DIIs were both net buyers on 21 October, and our ₹92 principal target is now about 2.6% away. A former Finance Secretary calls ₹100 the most likely outcome. The market’s immediate question is whether this recovery can continue. The rupee has moved, and it has moved our way. On 21 October, Reuters reported that the rupee climbed to a six-week high, closing near ₹94.46, on inflows linked to the Jio Platforms IPO and continued RBI support. A late-session market quote then showed USD/INR at ₹94.44, with the day’s range at ₹94.43 to ₹94.82 (Morningstar data via Google). Barely two weeks earlier, the pair had touched ₹96.84. That is a fall of ₹2.40, or roughly 2.5%, from the peak. Our earlier analysis, “Can the Rupee Reach ₹92 by December 2026? T...