The Indian rupee strengthened against the U.S. dollar in the European trading session on Thursday, amid renewed selling pressure on the price of oil in response to news reports that the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial route to about 20% of the world's energy supply, may soon reopen.
Investors pinned hopes for a peace deal between the United States and Iran.
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Market Analysis
May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.