The Indian rupee slumped 6 paise to 74.26 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday as firm crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment.
This comes amid a fall in gold and currency assets
The Indian rupee started on a flat note this Friday against the greenback and inched 4 paise higher to 74.14 against the US dollar in early trade tracking a muted trend in the domestic equity market.
At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened at 74.20, and hit an intra-day high of 74.16 and a low of 74.25.
This follows weakness in the American currency in the overseas market.
The Indian rupee strengthened by 12 paise to 74.25 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday even as the domestic equity market was trading with significant losses
The US dollar remained on the back foot against major peers on Wednesday after a two-day drop as US Fed officials including Chair Powell reaffirmed that tighter monetary policy was still some way off
This marks the second straight day of losses following a stronger dollar overseas.
The Indian rupee slumped 10 paise to 74.20 against the US dollar in opening trade on Tuesday as rising crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment
The Indian rupee slumped 34 paise to 74.20 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday tracking the strengthening of the American currency and a muted trend in domestic equities
Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves.
The domestic currency had lost 128 paise in the last eight trading sessions till Thursday.
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Traders said the surge in the dollar index to two-month highs following the Fed's comments on possible rate increases and a significantly higher inflation projection weighed on sentiment
The Indian rupee slipped 33 paise to 73.65 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, amid the strengthening of the greenback in the overseas market
The domestic currency has lost 52 paise in the seven trading sessions to Wednesday.
The domestic currency has lost 51 paise in the six trading sessions to Tuesday.
The domestic unit has lost 49 paise in the last five trading sessions.
Forex reserves rose by $6.842 billion in the week ended June 4
The domestic currency has lost 27 paise in the last four trading sessions.