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Indian rupee collapses to lifetime low on outflow worries
A file photograph shows stacks of Indian rupee banknotes inside a bank in Jammu, India. — Reuters pic

MUMBAI, Aug 5 — The Indian rupee fell to an all-time low at the open today, on worries that the risk off prompted by US recession worries could lead to foreign outflows.

The rupee opened at 83.78 to the US dollar compared to its previous close of 83.75, and slipping past the lifetime low of 83.7525 hit on Friday.

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The selloff in US and Asian equities following a disappointing jobs report spurred worries of foreign outflows from India and other emerging markets.

The sharp selloff may prompt the Reserve Bank of India to let USD/INR move higher to 83.90, a trader at a public sector bank said. — Reuters

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