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Saturday, May 9, 2015

Indian Rupee sinks to 20-month low Thursday May 07,2015

 
The rupee breached the 64 to the dollar mark on Thursday May 07,2015 to close at 64.23, a 20-month-low since September 2013

The currency hit a new low because of the continued sell-off of Indian equity and debt by foreign investors on uncertainty surrounding the applicability of the minimum alternate tax and the progress of key economic reforms. 

Besides, the rising crude oil prices, the strengthening of the Euro, the weakness of the Korean won and Thai baht weighed on the domestic unit. 

On Thursday, the rupee lost 70 paise over the previous close of 63.54. The domestic currency has dropped a little over 100 paise in the last five trading sessions. 

The Indian unit opened at 63.75 per dollar. Intraday, it hit a low of 64.28 and a high of 63.69

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