Rupee likely to remain under pressure on rising US yields

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MUMBAI, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The Indian rupee is expected to remain under pressure on Friday after longer maturity U.S. yields reached the highest level this year...

Non-deliverable forwards indicate the rupee will open slightly weaker to the U.S. dollar from 82.7225 in the previous session...

The rupee on Thursday reached 82.81, the lowest in more than two months, on the possibility that the Reserve Bank of India intervened to prevent the currency from dipping further, according to market participants...

USD/INR "remains well bid" offshore, possibly on account of positions being adjusted to "what is happening in U.S. yields", a forex trader at a bank said...

** As per NSDL data, foreign investors sold a net $182 mln worth of Indian shares on Aug. 2. ** NSDL data shows foreign investors bought a net $1.8 mln worth of Indian bonds on Aug. 2. Reporting by Nimesh Vora; Editing by Sonia Cheema..

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