The rupee has come under intense selling pressure in recent weeks due to a perfect storm of global headwinds, which analysts believe will continue to pummel the Indian currency in the months ahead as well. Earlier in July, rupee tested record lows and breached the Rs 80 per US dollar level at least twice, recovering only after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stepped in to stem the depreciation. Since then, the rupee has regained some ground and has been trading in the 78.50-79.80 range. One of the reasons behind the rupee’s fall was strong demand.
Indian Rupee Gains Against U.S. Dollar At Open
The Indian rupee gained against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday. The currency appreciated 6 paise or 0.08% against the greenback to open at 79.80. In early …