The rupee weakened to a new low against the US dollar on Monday as the greenback surged globally following Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s firm commitment to tackling high inflation even at the cost of economic growth.
The rupee weakened to a low of 80.14 per US dollar in the first few minutes of trade on Monday as the US dollar index strengthened well past the 109 mark.
The previous lifetime low for the rupee was 80.06 per dollar on July 19. The domestic currency, which had settled at 79.87 per dollar on Friday, regained some ground due to the