A positive equity market sentiment and softer crude oil prices, however, provided a cushion and restricted the fall in the Indian currency, forex traders said.
Indian rupee opened little changed against US dollar even as Asian currencies were trading higher.
The cohort are essentially making a bet that the Reserve Bank of India will continue to keep a tight grip on the currency as it seeks to contain volatility and slow its decline past a record low
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The rupee ended at 83.3675 against the US dollar, lower by 0.03% compared with its close at 83.3425 in the previous session.
The rupee closed at 83.25, little changed from its close at 83.2450 in the previous session. The currency traded in a narrow 83.2450 to 83.27 range in the spot session.
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Forex markets were closed on Tuesday on account of Dussehra. Analysts attributed the strengthening dollar to a record rise in the US Treasury yields after positive data on home sales in the US on Wednesday.
US bond yields have reached the highest level since 2007. Interestingly, in a break from tradition, gold and crude prices are also rising along with the yields, thanks to the global geopolitical uncertainties.
Easing crude oil prices and a flat greenback in the overseas markets helped cap the rupee's fall, forex dealers said.
The Indian currency came close to testing its record low of 83.29, hit in October 2022, towards the end of the spot trading session.
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Non-deliverable forwards indicate rupee will open at around 83.25 to the U.S. dollar, just short of its record low of 83.29, and nearly unchanged from the previous session.
U.S. consumer prices were pushed higher by a jump in rental costs in September, data showed on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Asian currencies are trading weaker after dollar gains as traders await US non farm payrolls to confirm whether the labour market is softening
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The dollar did retrace some of its losses after U.S. factory orders gained 1.2% in August, compared with expectations of a 0.2% rise.
The latest US Job Openings report surprised with a rise of approximately 9.6 million openings, raising concerns of another rate hike by the Fed that sent treasury yields to a 16-year high
Chinese Yuan has slumped around 6 percent during this time. In comparison, the Indian rupee has slipped only marginally by 0.5 percent against US dollar YTD.
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The Japanese currency remained within striking distance of 150, a level which some market watchers saw as a line in the sand that would spur forex intervention from Japanese authorities similar to that of last year.