<h1>Domestic currency gains five paise to 88.67 per US dollar amid suspected central bank intervention and foreign inflows</h1> The domestic currency appreciated five paise to close at 88.67 against the US dollar, aided by suspected central bank intervention and fresh foreign fund inflows, despite global risk aversion from renewed US-China trade tensions and threatened additional US tariffs. Trading ranged between 88.57-88.79 amid optimism over bilateral trade negotiations with the United States and anticipation of domestic CPI data. The dollar index and oil futures rose, domestic equity indices fell, foreign institutional investors were net buyers of equities, and foreign exchange reserves declined modestly during the week to roughly USD 700 billion.