
The Indian rupee closed at 88.1950 per dollar on August 29 after touching a record low of 88.3075 before suspected RBI intervention. The article attributes the drop mainly to new US tariffs on Indian imports effective August 27, with textiles, gems, chemicals and seafood most exposed.
Tariff-driven risk-off sentiment pushes the rupee weaker, which raises the dollar cost of Indian imports while pressuring Indian export sectors. Weaker growth from tariffs could reduce Indian demand for feed-linked exports.
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