Last updated on: September 03, 2013 11:48 IST
The
Indian rupee dropped sharply by 90 paise to 66.90 against the American
currency in the late morning trade on persistent dollar demand from
banks and importers on the back of firm dollar in overseas amidst sudden
fall in equity market.The rupee resumed lower at 66.29 per dollar as against the last closing level of 66.00 per dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) Market and dropped further to a low of 66.90 per dollar.
However, it trimmed its losses and was quoted at 66.78 per dollar at 1040 hours.
It hovered in a range of 66.25 per dollar and 66.90 per dollar during the late morning deals.
In the global market, the British pound rose on Monday after upbeat manufacturing data confirmed the UK is seeing signs of recovery, while the dollar also moved broadly higher ahead of a rush of data and central-bank policy decisions due this week.
Crude oil prices eased in Asian trade today on receding fears of an immediate US intervention in Syria but
upbeat global economic data capped losses, analysts said.
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