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MUMBAI: Indian rupee declined for the first time in three days after geopolitical tensions escalated with Pakistan claiming airspace violation by its neighbour.
Indian fighter jets violated an agreed border between the two countries, the Pakistani army said Tuesday, as tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals rose following a major attack in Kashmir this month.
The rupee slid 0.4 percent to 71.2475 per dollar, while Nifty stock futures dropped 0.7 percent at 9:04 a.m. Mumbai time.
“It’s hard to imagine these tension subside going into the election period and this will remain an ongoing overhang on the rupee,” said Prakash Sakpal, an economist at ING Groep NV in Singapore.
“The aberration of the rupee from a positive sentiment in broader EM space is certainty the result of heightened border tensions with Pakistan.”
The rupee is already Asia’s worst performing currency this year ahead of general elections due by May where Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces a tough fight from opposition parties.