Foreign exchange traders said the Reserve Bank of India intervened by selling dollars, helping limit the rupee’s fall. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Key Points The rupee has depreciated 8.8 per cent so far this financial year. The price of the Indian
Factors contributing to the outflows include rupee depreciation beyond the 92-per-dollar level, elevated US Treasury yields drawing capital back to safe-haven assets, and mixed early outlook for Q4 FY26 corporate earnings, particularly margin pressures in the IT and consumption sectors.
This fear has led to valuation derating, with price-to-earnings multiples compressing as analysts lowered both near-term earnings growth estimates and long-term terminal growth assumptions in their discounted cash flow models. Illustration: Dado Ruvic/Reuters Key Points FPIs sold IT stocks worth
