# Rupee ends lower as NDF maturity spurs dollar bids, Asian peers decline

> The Indian rupee settled weaker at 86.95 per dollar on Tuesday, pressured by NDF-related dollar demand and declines in regional peers. Likely RBI dollar-selling intervention limited the losses, and foreign investors have sold about $12 billion of local stocks this year.

- Date: 2025-02-18 · published 2025-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26311-rupee-ends-lower-as-ndf-maturity-spurs-dollar-bids-asian-peers-decline
- Commodities: [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md)

## Why it matters

Currency moves of this size are routine for Indian import costs and have little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- USDINR: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/rupee-ends-lower-ndf-maturity-spurs-dollar-bids-asian-peers-decline-2025-02-18/

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