# India’s central bank seeks to prop up rupee as it nears record lows

https://mins.news/en/item/94471

- Financial Times, 2026-10-10 11:57 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/b373cf00-9a94-4dc7-bdda-bc7006da1148?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> The Reserve Bank of India is trying to support the rupee as it approaches record lows. Higher energy costs resulting from the US-Israel war on Iran have weighed on the currency of the world’s fastest-growing major economy.

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