Rupee drops by 18 paise to 75.78 against dollar on forex outflows
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The rupee dropped by 18 paise to an over 16-month low of 75.78 on Friday amid consistent foreign fund outflows and growing concerns about inflation. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened lower at 75.65 a dollar and later tanked to the daRupee drops by 18 paise to 75.78 against dollar on forex outflows
The rupee dropped by 18 paise to an over 16-month low of 75.78 on Friday amid consistent foreign fund outflows and growing concerns about inflation. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened lower at 75.65 a dollar and later tanked to the day's low of 75.85 in line with a lacklustre trend in equity markets. The local unit pared some of the losses in the closing session to end at 75.78 (provisional), its lowest closing level since June 22, 2020. The rupee also declined for a third straight week with a weekly loss of 66 paise or 0.88 per cent against the dollar. The US consumer inflation data for November would be released later on Friday with experts expecting the consumer price index (CPI) to rise further. The retail inflation had risen to 6.2 per cent in October which was the sharpest increase in 31 years. Any hike in inflation would be seen as a case for tightening of monetary policy by the US Federal Reserve, which could lead to outflows of funds from emerging Read more