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Rupee at a record low, down 38 paise against $

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Press Trust of India Mumbai

The Indian rupee today depreciated by another 38 paise against $ in early trade on increased capital outflows and strong demand for the US currency from importers amid weakening equity markets.

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market, the domestic unit, which fell by 35 paise on yesterday to close at record low of 50.02/03 yesterday, fell by 38 paisa at a new low of 50.40 against the greenback in early trade.

Forex dealers said the domestic currency continued to remain under pressure in line with the weakening trends on the domestic bourses.

They said even selling of dollars by banks also failed to check weakness in the rupee's value.

 

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First Published: Nov 20 2008 | 1:25 PM IST

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