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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Rupee sees sharpest weekly drop in four months on oil worries

The rupee slipped on Friday and fell over ​1% week-on-week as a sharp ​rise in oil prices pressured Indian markets, though the central ​bank's intervention helped limit the currency's decline.

The rupee declined 0.1% to end at 95.55, weakening for the fourth straight day. On the week, it declined 1.1%, the sharpest fall since ‌mid-May when ⁠surging oil ⁠prices had pushed it to a record low of 96.96.

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