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Rupee hits new record low of 54.82 per dollar

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Jan 21 2013 | 4:10 AM IST

Traders said apart from capital outflows by foreign funds, strengthening of dollar against the euro, which plunged to a four-month low following renewed worries over deepening eurozone debt crisis, put pressure on the rupee.

Yesterday, rupee had touched an intra-day record low of 54.60 before settling at Rs 54.47 against the US dollar.

Meanwhile, the BSE benchmark Sensex plunged by 231.97 points, or 1.44 per cent, to 15,838.51 points in early trade today.

  

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First Published: May 18 2012 | 10:15 AM IST

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