Last Updated on: 06/10/2025
TODAY Friday, 06th October, 2025
USD/INR:
The rupee shuffled near its all-time low on Monday, with possible intervention by the Reserve Bank of India helping it steady against the lingered drag from steep U.S. tariffs.
The currency USDINR was last at 88.76 to the dollar as of 10:40 a.m. IST, little changed from 88.7725 in the previous session. Despite frequent RBI support, it remains Asia's worst performer this year, down 3%.
Traders said that the rupee may see some relief during the week on account of foreign portfolio inflows spurred by two large initial public offerings slated for this week.
Non-bank lender Tata Capital's $1.75 billion share sale kicks off on Monday while LG Electronics India will open its $1.3 billion IPO on Tuesday.
MAJOR WORLD CURRENCIES:
USD:
Most Asian currencies were subdued on Monday as investors stayed cautious amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, while the Japanese yen slumped after Sanae Takaichi won the ruling party leadership election, which is seen as supportive of loose monetary policy.
The US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of major currencies, rose 0.3% in Asian trading. US Dollar Index Futures gained 0.4%
Takaichi, a conservative lawmaker and long-time advocate of expansionary “Abenomics”-style policies, secured victory in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) runoff on Saturday with 54.25% of the vote.
Takaichi is poised to be confirmed as prime minister in a parliamentary session in mid-October, barring any resistance from opposition parties. She will become Japan’s first female prime minister.
Her win sets Japan on a path toward more government spending, which is seen as reducing the urgency for monetary tightening by the Bank of Japan.
The Japanese yen’s USD/JPY pair jumped as much as 1.7% to 150 yen, its highest level in over a month.
Japanese government bonds sold off alongside the currency, with the long-term bond yields rising sharply, reflecting expectations of increased issuance to fund stimulus measures.
GBP/USD:
The GBP/USD pair struggles to capitalize on Friday's strong move up and opens with a bearish gap at the start of a new week amid a broadly firmer US Dollar (USD). Spot prices, however, lack follow-through selling and seem to have stabilized below mid-1.3400s, still down over 0.30% for the day.
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader over the weekend. Given that Takaichi is viewed as fiscally dovish, the outcome raises the chance that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) could delay raising interest rates further and trigger massive selling around the Japanese Yen (JPY). This, in turn, provides a goodish lift to the USD, which turns out to be a key factor weighing on the GBP/USD pair.
EUR/USD:
EUR/USD retraces its recent gains registered in the previous session, trading around 1.1720 during the Asian hours on Monday. The downside of the pair could be limited as the US Dollar (USD) may struggle amid the rising likelihood of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cuts in the upcoming meetings. The CME FedWatch Tool suggests that markets are now pricing in a 95% chance of a Fed rate cut in October and an 84% possibility of another reduction in December.
The upside of the Greenback could also be restrained as concerns rise after United States (US) Senators failed to pass spending proposals to reopen the federal government for a fourth time, extending the ongoing shutdown into a new week. The closure has suspended key federal programs and delayed major economic reports, including September’s jobs data originally due Friday.
Gold:
Gold sets aside Thursday’s hiccup and revisits the area of $3,890 per troy ounce in the wake of the release of US data on Friday. The yellow metal’s recovery comes amid decent losses in the Greenback, mixed US yields across the curve, and rising uncertainty surrounding the impact of the US shutdown on the economy.
The overnight breakdown below a one-week-old ascending trend-line backs the case for a further long unwinding amid still overbought daily Relative Strength Index (RSI). Any further slide, however, is more likely to find support near the overnight swing low, around the $3,820-3,819 region. This is followed by the $3,800 mark, which, if broken decisively, should pave the way for deeper losses. The subsequent downfall could drag the Gold price to the next relevant support near the $3,758-3,757 zone en route to the $3,735 region and the $3,700 round figure.
On the flip side, the ascending trend-line support breakpoint, around the $3,863-3,865 zone, now seems to act as an immediate hurdle, above which the Gold price could aim to retest the all-time peak, around the $3,896-3,897 region. Some follow-through buying beyond the $3,900 mark will be seen as a fresh trigger for the XAU/USD bulls and set the stage for an extension of the recent well-established uptrend.
USD/INR as on 03rd October, 2025
Currency
OPEN
HIGH
LOW
CLOSE
USD/INR
88.75
88.81
88.66
Forward premium (%) as on 03rd October , 2025
Periods
1 Month
3 Month
6 Month
12 Month
Premium
1.96/1.98
2.04/2.12
2.20/2.24
2.31/2.33
USD/INR Cash/Tom/Spot Levels: (in Paisa)
(Updated as on 06th October 2025@ 09.00am)
Cash/Tom: 0.10/1.25 Cash/Spot:0.20/2.50
Tom/Spot: 0.10/1.25 Spot/Next: 0.10/1.25
Cash Date: 06.10.2025
Tom Date: 07.10.2025
Spot Date: 08.10.2025
Outlook for the day 06thOctober, 2025: Rupee expected to trade in range of 88.60 to 88.85
MAJOR WORLD CURRENCIES: as on (03rd October 2025)
CURRENCY
GBP
1.3430
1.3486
1.3425
1.3478
EUR
1.1714
1.1758
1.1712
1.1741
AUD
0.6595
0.6614
0.6586
0.6601
JPY
147.25
147.81
147.07
147.44
CHF
0.798
0.7981
0.7944
0.7953
XAU
3891.49
3837.63
3885.99
Foreign Currencies
Updated:17:30 hrs.(12:00 GMT) on 03rd October , 2025
USD/INR: 88.7775[FXIR]
Against
USD
INR
1 GBP =
1.3449
119.3969
1 EUR =
1.1735
104.1804
100 JPY =
147.28
60.2780
1 CHF =
0.7962
111.5015
1 AUD =
0.6605
58.6375
Precious Metals
Updated:17:30 hrs.(12:00 GMT) as on 03rd October , 2025
Gold ($/oz)
3885.70
Silver ($/oz)
47.6050
Stock Indices
Index Close
01st Oct
03rd Oct
BSE Sensex
80983.31
81207.17
NSE Nifty
24836.30
24894.25
Dow Jones
46441.10
46758.28
NASDAQ
22755.16
22780.51
Major Economic Data Releases for the Day 06.10.2025
Date
Time (IST)
Region
Description
06.10.2025
10.30PM
ECB President Lagarde Speaks
11.00PM
BOE Gov Bailey Speaks
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