Rupee slips to 74.88 against US dollar on COVID worries
Traders said the local unit ended in the red. The rupee pared its initial gains to close marginally down by 1 paisa at 74.88 against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday due to worries that the alarming surge in COVID-19 cases could derail the economic recovery in the country. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 74.65 against the U.S. dollar, but lost ground to close at 74.88 against the US dollar. During the session, the local unit witnessed an intra-day high of 74.64 and a low of 74.98 against the greenback. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strengt...