RBI repeats pre-market dollar sales, reinforcing support for rupee
MUMBAI, Oct 17 (Reuters) – The RBI (Reserve Bank of India) sold U.S. dollars through state-run banks before the spot market opened on Friday, traders said, repeating its midweek pre-market intervention and underscoring its intent to support the rupee. The RBI’s intervention helped the rupee open firmer against the U.S. dollar despite pre-market signals of weakness. Quotes in the interbank order-matching system had pointed to a possible dip past the 88 level before state-run banks stepped in to sell dollars on the central bank’s behalf. The rupee climbed to a high of 87.75 on the back of the intervention, after