<h1>Currency depreciation pressures exchange stability as dollar strength and foreign fund outflows weigh on rupee.</h1> The rupee settled lower against the US dollar as a stronger dollar and ongoing foreign institutional outflows pressured the currency, while positive domestic equity markets and softer crude oil prices provided partial support; market commentary linked the movement to dollar strength, rising US yields, FII net selling and positioning ahead of an external central bank policy decision, with intraday trading contained within a defined spot rate range and contemporaneous signals from the dollar index, Brent futures and equity indices.