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Reuters: The rupee slumped to a record low on Monday as growing political turmoil sparked buying of dollars by importers. The rupee dropped to a record low of 174.30 per dollar on Monday, surpassing the earlier record of 173.08 hit on Friday. The rupee ended at 173.75/90 per dollar, compared with its previous close of 173.05/20.
It has weakened 2.8% so far this month after a 4.7% drop in September against the dollar, and has dropped 13.2% so far this year.
