Rupee skids 20 paise to settle at 75.01 against USD
India TV NewsThe Indian rupee on Monday slid 20 paise to close at 75.01 to the US dollar, weighed down by lackluster equities and concerns over a continuous surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. Forex traders attributed the rupee fall to a host of reasons like stronger dollar, muted domestic equities and rising COVID-19 cases dragged the local unit down. On the domestic equity market front, the BSE Sensex plunged 667.29 points or 1.77 per cent to end at 36,939.60; while the NSE Nifty slumped 181.85 points or 1.64 per cent to settle at 10,891.60. "USD/INR ended higher on likely overseas outflows from equity markets and amid concerns over a continuous surge in coronavirus cases across the world," Devarsh Vakil, Deputy Head Retail Research, HDFC Securities, said.