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The Economic Times
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RBI sold $6 billion in May to defend oil-hit Indian rupee, data shows

The Reserve Bank of India sold a net $6.1 billion in the ​foreign exchange market in May, ​data released on Wednesday showed, as a sharp rise ​in oil prices due to the Iran war pushed the rupee to an all-time low.

The RBI said in its monthly bulletin that it purchased $22.2 billion and sold $28.3 billion in May. In ‌April, the ⁠central bank ⁠had sold a net $8.9 billion.

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