Rupee plunges to another all-time low
Tuesday December 13, 2011 11:07:15 AM,
IANS
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Rupee falls below 52 against dollar
The value of
the Indian rupee Monday fell below 52 against the US dollar for
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Mumbai: The slide in
the Indian rupee continued Tuesday, dropping to another all-time
low at 53.21 per dollar intra-day due to fears over a slowdown in
the domestic economy and cascading effect of the sovereign debt
crisis in Eurozone.
The Indian currency had dropped to 52.84 to a dollar Monday after
data on industrial output that reported a decline of 5.1 percent
in October, worse that what industry and experts had earlier
feared.
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