Rupee is not sliding, dollar is strengthening, says India’s Finance Minister in US
WASGINGTON: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the rupee has not weakened but it is the dollar that has strengthened, as she defended the 8 per cent slide in the value of Indian currency against the greenback this year. Speaking to reporters after attending the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and […]
Indian Rupee sinks to new low of 72.91, drops 22 paise against USD
NEW DELHI: The Indian rupee of Wednesday collapsed to a lifetime low of 72.91 against the dollar at the interbank foreign exchange market. The domestic currency was quoting 22 paise lower at a fresh record low of 72.91 against the US dollar in morning trade amid surging crude oil prices and uanabated foreign fund outflows. […]