MUMBAI (Reuters) - The rupee slumped to an over two-year low on Friday, tracking weakness in global markets after the European Central Bank's stimulus package fell short of expectations and renewed fears of a U.S. rate hike.
The rupee was trading at 66.96/97 to the dollar, its lowest since Sept. 4, 2013. It had closed at 66.6525/66.6625 per dollar on Thursday.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, speaking before Congress' Joint Economic Committee on Thursday, said the United States may be "close to the point at which we should be raising" rates.
(Reporting by Neha Dasgupta and Swati Bhat; Editing by Anand Basu)
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