The rupee drew strength from rallying domestic equities, a dealer said
The RBI raised repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5 per cent amid inflationary concerns
Policy meetings of the US Federal Reserve (today) and Bank of England (tomorrow), are also keeping investors cautious
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for the third bi-monthly monetary policy statement will be unveiled on Wednesday
Reserves are still strong enough to cover more than nine months of import needs
Yesterday, the rupee had gained 13 paise to close at a fresh one-week high of 68.66 against the US dollar
Foreign investors have this year pulled $4.4 billion from India, including $2.8 billion in May alone amid rising inflation and oil prices
The rupee rose to 69.12 from Thursday's record closing level of 69.05 at the interbank foreign exchange
Emirates' rupee forecasts -- 67.5 to the dollar by end-September and 67 by end-2018 -- are at odds with a bleak broader outlook for the currency
Capital outflows, sparked by India's widening current-account deficit and the risk-off mood that's roiled emerging markets recently, have put the rupee under pressure
The tariff war imposed by the US on Chinese goods, estimated at $34 billion starting Friday, has forced the Chinese currency to depreciate
He also said the country has significant foreign exchange reserves
The volatility is being driven by global factors, the Economic Affairs Secretary added
Indian lenders can hardly afford another headwind as they absorb trading losses from the past year's drop in sovereign bonds and continue to battle one of the world's worst bad-loan ratios
Higher opening of the domestic equity market also propped up the rupee, forex dealers said
This is the lowest closing for home currency since November 24, 2016, when it had settled at 68.73
This is the rupee's lowest level against the greenback since November 29, 2016
Meanwhile, the US dollar rose towards a seven-month high against its major peers in early Asian trade
India's goods surplus with the US was $23 billion in 2017, much lower than China's $375 bn
The home currency touched a high of 64.95 in early trade against the greenback