Rupee unlikely to find support in Asia FX’s slight recovery
Live MintBy Nimesh Vora MUMBAI, Jan 14 - The Indian rupee's spiral is likely to persist on Tuesday despite the mild recovery in its Asian peers and a pause in the dollar index's rally. The 1-month non-deliverable forward indicated that the rupee will open at 86.60 to the U.S. dollar, marking a new lifetime low and down from 86.5750 in the previous session. Its demand has been hurt by the dollar's overall strength in the lead-up to Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president next week, the possibility of India's central bank cutting rates next month to boost sluggish growth and an unexpected pickup in the currency's volatility. KEY INDICATORS: ** One-month non-deliverable rupee forward at 86.88; onshore one-month forward premium at 25 paisa ** Dollar index at 109.64 ** Brent crude futures at $80.6 per barrel ** Ten-year U.S. note yield at 4.77% ** As per NSDL data, foreign investors sold a net $165.5mln worth of Indian shares on Jan. 12