India’s rupee hit a new low and shares slipped another 1.3 percent on Monday on growing fears about the country’s slowing economy and the government’s ability to stem a deepening economic crisis.
The rupee, now Asia’s worst-performing major currency this year, fell to 62.35 rupees to the dollar, past its previous low of 62.03 on August 16.
ndian shares, which fell nearly four percent on Friday, plunged another 1.30 percent to 18,356.54 points with nervousness setting in over the future of the currency as foreign investors pull out cash.
Dealers said they feared the rupee could weaken further on concerns that central bank measures taken over the past three months would not help the ailing currency.
At Monday’s new low, the rupee has fallen nearly 14 percent against the dollar this year, outstripping the yen in its tumble.
Last Wednesday, in the latest of a series of measures to prop up the currency, India’s central bank spooked investors when it tightened controls on the amount of money Indian firms and individuals can send abroad.
The move has been criticised as a disturbing throwback to the days before India unleashed its economic liberalisation drive in the early 1990s when Indians’ access to foreign exchange was strictly limited.
In the past few weeks, Indian policymakers have hiked short-term interest rates, announced plans to allow state firms to raise foreign funds abroad, and curbed gold imports.
Emerging market currencies have been hit by the prospect of the United States rolling back stimulus measures that have been responsible for huge inflows of foreign investment into them.
India relies on foreign capital to fund a large current account deficit.
Sonam Udasi of IDBI Capital Markets said: “For all investors, growth remains the most critical issue. Until that gets back on track, the nervousness will remain.”
India’s growth has slackened sharply to a decade-low of 5.0 percent in the year to March amid a sharp slowdown in industrial activity.
Since June 1, overseas funds have pulled out $11.58 billion from India’s stock and debt markets.
Source: AFP
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They are entitled to an education which can get them proper jobs. They are also entitled to get a passport and fly to Pakistan and live peacefully with the rest of you “peace loving” people.
Beware people the bubble is about to burst,its going to smell like rats!
Yeah, it’ll smell like your mama
Why is PKKH worried so much about India?? Is this a pakistani site or Indian??
For crying out loud your economy is not even worth to be compared with India… Publish an industrial comparison and you will see how far ahead Indian economy is when compared to pakistan economy..
very soon we will use your (bhindian) currency to wipe butts…..or on second thoughts no as it has a rats picture on it, will pass on that!
You’ve been misinformed. It does not have your dad’s photo on it.
Dear BombMan.. I just chanced on this page and wanted to say dude you have great sense of humor dude… pak supportes are left with shit on there faces everytime you comment…