Blog · 16 Jul 2026

How real is a ₹150 dollar?

In today’s Finshots, we try to make sense of whether the rupee could hit ₹150 per dollar in the near future.But here’s a quick sidenote before we di…

How real is a ₹150 dollar?

In today’s Finshots, we try to make sense of whether the rupee could hit ₹150 per dollar in the near future.But here’s a quick sidenote before we dive in.

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But today, it’s a number people are seriously discussing. So how did we get here? And more importantly, could it actually happen?Well, as of today, the rupee is hovering around ₹96 to the dollar.

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