Rupee hits document low of 83.06 towards US greenback in early commerce

The rupee depreciated 6 paise to a document low of 83.06 towards the US greenback in opening commerce on Thursday as a result of a stronger dollar abroad and unrelenting international fund outflows.

Besides, a sell-off in home equities and risk-averse sentiments weighed on the native unit, foreign exchange merchants stated.

At the interbank international alternate, the home unit opened weak at 83.05 towards the greenback, then slipped additional to cite 83.06, a fall of 6 paise over its earlier shut. The native forex additionally hit a excessive of 83.07 in early offers.

In the earlier session on Wednesday, the rupee plunged 60 paise to finish at 83 towards the greenback.

The greenback index, which gauges the dollar’s energy towards a basket of six currencies, rose 0.07 per cent to 113.06.

Brent crude futures, the worldwide oil benchmark, slipped 0.17 per cent to USD 92.25 per barrel.

In the home fairness market, the 30-share BSE Sensex was buying and selling 140.09 factors or 0.24 per cent decrease at 58,967.10. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty fell 43.95 factors or 0.25 per cent to 17,468.30.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) had been web sellers within the capital markets as they offloaded shares price Rs 453.91 crore on Wednesday, in line with alternate information.