Indian rupee slips against UAE dirham in early trade

Indian rupee slips against UAE dirham in early trade

The Indian rupee depreciated four paise to 81.66 against the US dollar (22.25 versus the UAE dirham) in early trade on Thursday amid high volatility as rising crude oil prices weighed on the rupee.

At the Indian interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened on a strong note at 81.52 against the greenback, then pared the gains and fell to 81.66, registering a fall of 4 paise over its previous closing.

In initial trading, the rupee also touched 81.51 against the American currency.

On Tuesday, the rupee appreciated by 20 paise to end at 81.62 against the dollar.

The forex market was closed on Wednesday on account of Dussehra.

According to Sriram Iyer, senior research analyst at Reliance Securities, the rupee opened stronger tracking a fall in the dollar over the past two sessions.

Moreover, Asian and emerging market peers were also stronger on Thursday morning and lent support.

However, stronger crude oil prices, hawkish rhetoric from Fed officials and JP Morgan’s decision to hold off the inclusion of Indian bonds into its global index weighed on the rupee, Iyer added.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.35 per cent to 110.81.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures surged 0.13 per