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Rupee slide: Uday Kotak links breach of 90-mark to foreign selling; is domestic buying enough to stem the fall?

Veteran banker Uday Kotak on Wednesday said the rupee’s fall past the 90-per-dollar mark reflects persistent selling by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) and private equity funds routing money through the FDI channel, even as domestic investors continue to buy into the market, ET reported. His comments came as the currency extended its eight-month decline against…

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Rupee breaches 90-mark for first time: Currency hits all-time low of 90.21 against dollar; FIIs outflow and crude weigh on sentiment

The rupee plunged to a historic low on Wednesday, slipping past the 90-per-dollar threshold for the first time amid foreign fund outflows, firm crude oil prices and uncertainty around the India–US trade deal, according to PTI. The lack of visible RBI intervention through most of the session added to market pressure, forex traders said.At the…

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