Rupee logs 9th straight week of losses, analysts expect more weakness
Live MintBy Siddhi Nayak MUMBAI, Jan 3 - The Indian rupee ended at a record closing low on Friday, pressured by a decline in the Chinese yuan, and logged a ninth straight week of losses due to the relentless rise in the U.S. dollar. China's yuan slid past the key 7.3 threshold to a 14-month low against the dollar on Friday as crumbling yields, rate cut expectations and the threat of tariffs from incoming U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's administration dented sentiment. The Reserve Bank of India's likely dollar sales have prevented the rupee's decline below its record low of 85.8075 hit last week, traders said. Expectations of fewer Federal Reserve rate cuts this year and the view that the U.S. economy will continue to outperform the rest of its global peers has kept the dollar well bid.