New Delhi/Hong Kong, Feb. 4 -- The Indian Rupee is likely to find support in the near to medium term from improving trade prospects with the US after the reduction in tariffs and a possible shift of portfolio flows towards India, according to Trinh Nguyen, Senior Economist for Emerging Markets at Natixis based in Hong Kong.

Speaking with ANI, Nguyen said sentiment toward India has begun to turn more constructive after a period of sharp volatility, during which the rupee briefly weakened to around 92 per dollar even as the US dollar itself was depreciating globally.

"If you look at the rupee, it was depreciating to 92 to a dollar against the picture where the dollar was depreciating -- it was the worst FX in Asia," Nguyen said. "Yesterda...