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Rupee drops 9 paise to hit new low of 79.90 against US dollar

The rupee declined by 9 paise to settle at a new record low of 79.90 against the US currency on Thursday due to a firm US dollar in overseas markets and capital outflows. A decline in crude oil prices in the international markets, however, restricted the rupee losses, forex dealers said. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened strong at 79.72 and witnessed an intra-day high of 79.71 and a low of 79.92 against the US dollar in the day trade. The local unit finally settled at 79.90 a dollar, down 9 paise over its previous close. The rupee pared its early gains as the US dollar continued to gain against a basket of leading global currencies in early European trade. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.37 per cent up at 108.36. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, dropped 2.20 per cent to USD 97.38 per barrel. On the domestic equity market front, the BSE Sensex ended 98 points o

Strength and opportunity: What rupee going 'international' will mean

The rupee is partially convertible. It attained current account convertibility in the early- through mid-1990s. This means the rupee can be converted to any foreign currency at existing market rates

With rupee at new low, Indian bonds may be worst hit if recession grips US

Indian bonds have declined in tandem with a slide in the rupee. The currency is now hovering close to a record low against the dollar as elevated commodity prices stoke inflation and boost the subsidy

Rupee ends at new low as global risk fears spur rush to safe-haven dollar

The rupee has already lost 0.5% to the greenback this week, taking the depreciation for 2022 so far to 6.7%

Bonanza for Indian euro loan borrowers as currency slides against dollar

Companies will have to buy fewer dollars to repay euro debt

Extending export credit in rupee can boost its acceptability: Experts

However, the rupee can truly become internationalised only when it becomes freely convertible on capital account, they say

Rupee drops by 22 paise to new low of 79.81 against US dollar

The rupee declined by 22 paise to close at a record low of 79.81 against the US currency on Wednesday after the dollar surged to a 20-year high in overseas markets

Rupee hits record low for a third straight session; touches 79.66 vs dollar

The Indian rupee hit a record low for a third straight session on Wednesday as foreign investors continued to dump riskier assets ahead of US inflation data

Taper tantrum playbook key for RBI as rupee continues slide to record lows

The rupee has declined almost 7% this year, bringing back memories of the selloff nearly a decade ago, when fiscal and current account deficits also widened

Top Headlines: Rupee settlement plan, eating out to get pricier, and more

The share of developed market currencies in India's trade has only been going up in recent decades. The share is up around 30 percentage points since the early 1990s. Read more in our top headlines

TMSEp214: Trade in rupee, Nicholas Stern, mid small caps, market correction

Will India's rupee settlement plan be a game changer? What's Nicholas Stern's take on India's road to development? Will the mid and small-caps continue to shine? How to deal with market correction?

Will the rupee settlement plan be a game-changer for India?

India's central bank has announced a mechanism to settle international trade in rupee. This will make trade easier with countries facing US sanctions. Find out about the RBI's decision and its impact

Share of dollar, euro in Indian trade payments up 30% since 1990s: IMF data

Research shows effect of dollar fluctuations on bilateral trade; RBI mechanism to pay in Indian rupees may help settle trade with Russia and Sri Lanka, remove risks of dealing in greenback

Rupee falls to a fresh low, just 40 paise away from 80 per dollar

The rupee settled at 79.60 per US dollar, as against 79.44 per US dollar at its previous close

Trading gains

Rupee settlement will increase flexibility

Rupee settlement to help India trade with Russia, Iran and others: Experts

On Monday, the Reserve Bank of India said it had put in place a mechanism for international trade settlements in Indian rupees (INR) with immediate effect

Neighbours, Russia can help convert 16.38% of India's trade into rupees

The rupee's use in trade settlement would help the RBI in conserving foreign exchange. India's forex reserves have fallen by more than Rs 1 trillion since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war

Rupee at record low as US dollar surges globally, domestic markets fall

Fears of a global recession weigh on the unit despite RBI measures to boost dollar inflow

Rupee falls to new low as US dollar index rises to fresh 20-year high

The domestic currency ended at 79.44 as against 79.25 at the previous close

Rupee drops 19 paise to new low of 79.45 against USD amid FPI outflows

However, receding crude oil prices in the international market restricted the loss for the rupee, which posted its third straight session of decline