Rupee slides 47p to close at record low of 72.98 against US dollar

The rupee Tuesday dropped further by 47 paise to close at a historic low of 72.98/99 against the US dollar due to trade war concerns.

The pound sterling also ended strong firm at Rs 95.84/86 per pound at the close of the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market here.

Following are the Interbank forex and FBIL rates :

(In Rs per unit) Unit

Interbank

FBIL Reference US Dollar

72.98/99

US Dollar 72.3796 Pound Sterling

95.84/86

EURO

84.7657 Euro

85.25/27 Japanese yen (100)

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