Indian rupee collapses to 73.77 against USD

Source: Xinhua | 2018-10-04

The Indian rupee on Thursday slumped further to an all-time low of 73.77 against the U.S. dollar.

"Indian rupee plunged to a fresh record low of 73.77 against the stronger U.S. dollar during the early morning trade," a market analyst said. "It is because of the higher oil prices that weighs on the sentiment."

On Wednesday the rupee slipped to a low of 73.42 per dollar as crude oil prices breached the 85 U.S. dollars per barrel mark, leading to huge outflows of cash.

The Indian currency has been on downward trajectory for quite sometime and is not showing any significant sign of rebound.

Analysts attribute the collapsing of rupee to the weak global trade sentiment, rising crude oil prices and higher demand for the U.S. dollars.