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03-10-2011 |
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Rupee Falls Over 1% on Local Shares, Euro Slide |
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MUMBAI: The Indian rupee fell over 1 per cent on Monday tracking the slide in domestic equities and the euro on fears that Europe's debt crisis will hurt global growth.
At 9:24 a.m., the partially convertible rupee was 49.51/52 per dollar, weaker from Thursday's close of 48.97/98. The domestic currency market was closed on Friday for banks' half-yearly closing of accounts.
The euro sank to an eight-month low against the dollar on Monday and is poised to fall further after the Greek government said the debt-ridden country will miss a deficit target set just months ago in a massive bailout package.
The euro was at $1.3324, sharply lower from $1.3614 at the end of rupee trade on Thursday.
The index of the dollar against six major currencies was up 0.65 per cent at 79.072 points. It had been at 77.721 points previously. The local benchmark share index was down more than 1.8 per cent.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com
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