With the rupee depreciating about 7-8 per cent year to date and almost touching 80 against the US dollar, parents of students who are heading for foreign shores for higher education could be forced to shell out more.
The Indian currency, he said, has appreciated against several global currencies like British Pound, Japanese Yen and Euro.
At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened lower at 80.00 against the greenback and fell further to an intra-day low of 80.05.
The Sri Lankan rupee has fallen over 66 per cent against the rupee in the last six months. It was trading at 2.7 per INR on January 19 and has fallen to 4.5 on July 19
With front-loaded rate hikes by the US Fed, the US dollar will remain relatively strong in the immediate term
Textile industry players indicate that the weak rupee will help the industry, which is a net exporter, to the extent of 5-10 per cent rise in profit margins
The currency has been buffeted by nearly $30 billion of foreign outflows from the nation's equities so far this year -- a record sum
Crude oil prices jumped on Monday as US President Joe Biden's talks with West Asian countries failed to culminate in an agreement to increase output
Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom declared force majeure on gas supplies to Europe to at least one major customer, potentially ratcheting up the continent's supply crunch
The value of the rupee declined from 63.33 against a dollar on December 31, 2014, to 79.41 on July 11, 2022, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a reply quoting RBI data.
The dollar index was weak in Monday afternoon trade in Asia after several Federal Reserve officials signalled they did not favour stepping up the rate hiking pace, says an analyst
FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the RBI has expressed concerns over cryptocurrencies saying that they should be prohibited as they can have destabilising effect on monetary and fiscal stability
Spot gold rose 0.7% to $1,719.49 per ounce by 0724 GMT, after falling to its lowest in nearly a year last week. U.S. gold futures gained 0.6% to $1,714.30.
Brent crude futures for September settlement rose $2.44, or 2.4%, to $103.60 a barrel by 0900 GMT, having advanced by 2.1% on Friday.
The rupee appreciated 6 paise to 79.76 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday as a positive trend in domestic equities supported the local unit
The greenback has soared this year thanks to a combination of rising US interest rates and wobbling economies in Europe and China
It's seen at 80.20/$ at July-end, stabilising at 80.50 by Sept
It's too early to say if the central bank's recent measures will offer relief any time soon
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) remained net buyer of the US currency in May, after it purchased USD 2.001 billion on net basis from the spot market, the RBI data showed.
Spot gold was down 0.3% at $1,704.99 per ounce, as of 0916 GMT, and lost 2.2% so far this week. U.S. gold futures eased 0.2% to $1,701.90.