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Indian companies cut forward dollar purchases by 35% in October to $49.5 billion, an eight-month low, after the RBI imposed measures including a foreign-exchange risk reserve. The steps have made forward dollar positions more expensive and eased rupee pressure, which has recovered about 2%.
Reduced hedging and a steadier rupee lower the rupee cost of imports, though analysts call the measures tactical, so currency risk for importers of feed inputs persists.
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