Rupee Dips 12 Paise Against US Dollar In Early Trade

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 284.58 crore yesterday.Mumbai: The rupee declined 12 paise to 68.86 against the US
dollar in early trade on Thursday, pressured by a lower opening in the domestic stock market, reported news agency Press Trust of India
Increased demand for the American currency from importers and banks amid persistent foreign fund outflows also weighed on the rupee, it
further said
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 284.58 crore yesterday, as per provisional data
Forex dealers said the rise of euro and yen against the greenback capped the rupee's fall.After strong recovery, the rupee yesterday
reversed most of its gains towards the fag-end session, losing 17 paise at 68.74 against the US dollar amid rising crude oil prices and
inflationary concerns after MSP hike for kharif crops by the government, which will cost the exchequer more than Rs 15,000 crore
steeply than expected
RBI had underlined the upside risk to inflation projections in its last monetary policy and raised the repo rate by 25 basis points
The rate hike was clearly prompted against the grim backdrop of rising crude oil prices and elevated commodity inflation worldwideMeanwhile,
the benchmark Sensex moved down by 25.12 points, or 0.07 per cent, at 35,620.28 and the NSE Nifty rose 16 points higher to hit 10,786 in the