Rupee remained weak against the US dollar on second consecutive day. The reason behind the fall in Rupee is fresh dollar demand due to fall in markets. Some funds are taking their money out of Indian Markets. The Indian currency was quoting 15 paise lower during early trading hours. However Yen was stronger in overseas markets.
According to a survey report, the rising rupee value versus the US dollar and a consequent upsurge in rates of interest has resulted to an unexpected fall in the confidence level of corporate India.
Mumbai: For the second consecutive week, the country’s forex reserves came down by $2.551 billion to $226.445 billion for the week ended August 17, 2007.