Higher crude oil prices weighed on forex market sentiment
At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened at 74.20, and hit an intra-day high of 74.16 and a low of 74.25.
This follows weakness in the American currency in the overseas market.
The dollar jumped and stocks swooned last week after the Fed surprised markets by signalling much earlier rate hikes than investors previously expected.
This marks the second straight day of losses following a stronger dollar overseas.
Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves.
The domestic currency had lost 128 paise in the last eight trading sessions till Thursday.
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Traders said the surge in the dollar index to two-month highs following the Fed's comments on possible rate increases and a significantly higher inflation projection weighed on sentiment
The domestic currency has lost 51 paise in the six trading sessions to Tuesday.
The currency fell by 9 paise
Investors have adopted a wait-and-see attitude all week, sucking volatility from the market and leaving major currencies mostly range-bound
This comes amid a lacklustre trend in domestic equities.
The rupee depreciated by 9 paise to end at 72.89 against the US dollar on Tuesday, tracking a strong dollar overseas and subdued sentiment in the domestic equities. However, a fall in crude oil prices restricted the rupee's fall, forex traders said. At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened slightly up at 72.78 against the greenback and witnessed an intra-day high of 72.76 and a low of 72.90. It finally ended at 72.89 against the American currency, a decline of 9 paise over its previous close. On Monday, the rupee had settled at 72.80 against the US dollar. On the domestic equity market front, the BSE Sensex ended 52.94 points or 0.10 per cent lower at 52,275.57, while the broader NSE Nifty slipped 11.55 points or 0.07 per cent to 15,740.10. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, surged 0.20 per cent to 90.12. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.66 per cent to USD 71.02 per barrel. Forei
The Indian rupee appreciated amid improved risk appetite and the broad weakness of the greenback in the overseas market
The share of Rs 2,000 notes, however, has been declining both in value and volume terms.
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This came on the back of positive domestic equities