Today morning, the Indian rupee fell as well. It opened at 81.85 per US dollar as against its Friday closing of 81.69. Indian stock indices extended their slump for the third consecutive session to start a fresh week.
Continued profit booking by investors coupled with an eye on the future course of monetary policy action by the US Federal Reserve weighed on the indices.
The local currency opened at 74.78 against the dollar at the interbank foreign exchange market on Friday. It rose to an intra-day high of 74.74 and fell to an intra-day low of 74.98 against the dollar during trade on Friday.