Rupee skids past 76 per dollar mark on relentless FII outflows, fear of hawkish Fed

Rupee skids past 76 per dollar mark on relentless FII outflows, fear of hawkish Fed

NEW DELHI: The rupee weakened past the psychologically significant 76 per US dollar level on Wednesday, shedding as much as 0.3 per cent in early trade as fear of foreign fund outflows intensified following the global strengthening of the US dollar, dealers said. With the greenback remaining firm at over-one-week high, traders rushed to square … Read more

Rupee weakens vs dollar as Fed official calls for faster tapering

Rupee weakens vs dollar as Fed official calls for faster tapering

NEW DELHI: The rupee weakened against the US dollar on Monday as talk of a faster pace of bond tapering by the Federal Reserve fuelled a global strengthening of the greenback, dealers said. The partially convertible rupee opened at 74.3450 to a dollar on Monday, 0.15 per cent weaker than 74.2350 at the previous close. … Read more