The rupee depreciated 9 paise to 79.04 against the dollar in opening trade on Tuesday, weighed down by persistent foreign funds outflows
The rupee paired its early losses to close almost flat at 78.95 against the US dollar on Monday due to weakness in the greenback, lower crude oil prices and gains in the local stock markets.
The rupee depreciated 9 paise to 79.03 against the dollar in opening trade on Monday, as persistent foreign funds outflows weighed on investor sentiments
Higher US interest rates, upside risks to India's current account deficit, brought about by higher oil prices, have caused the rupee to depreciate 6% vs $ so far in the calendar year
A shortfall in India's current account -- the broadest measure of trade -- will probably widen to 2.9% of gross domestic product in the fiscal year ending March 31
In the previous session, the rupee had closed at its all-time low of 79.03 against the US dollar
The analyst said the rupee may weaken to 79.10 per dollar in the coming days
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened lower at 78.86 against the greenback and finally settled at 79.03, down 18 paise over its previous close.
So far in 2022, the rupee has shed around 5.8 per cent against the dollar as higher US interest rates and a surge in global commodity prices have the outlook on the currency
The rupee depreciated 11 paise to a record low of 78.96 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday, weighed down by persistent foreign capital outflows
The rupee settled at a new low of 78.77 per US dollar against the previous close of 78.35 per US dollar
Persistent foreign capital outflows and a surge in crude oil prices led to the slump
In all, funds tracked by EPFR saw net outflows of $1.2 billion, accounting for nearly a fourth of $5.2 billion outflows by FPIs in May
The rupee slipped 1 paisa to close at its fresh life-time low of 78.34 (provisional) against US dollar on Monday despite a rally in the domestic equity markets.
During the day, the local unit witnessed an intra-day high of 78.19 and a low of 78.35 against the American currency.
Recovering from its record low, the rupee opened 12 paise up at 78.20 against the US dollar on Friday, tracking a pullback in crude oil prices
The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.41% to 104.62
On Wednesday, the rupee touched a record low of 78.39 against the dollar despite a sharp fall in global crude oil prices, pushing forward premiums down
Recovering from its record low, the rupee inched higher by 9 paise to 78.23 against the US dollar in early morning trade on Thursday
The Reserve Bank of India has run down its forward-dollar book by $12 billion to $15 billion from about $64 billion at the end of April