USD vs INR, Dec. 16 -- The Indian National Rupee (INR) continued its downside trend and hit a new low of 91.19 against the US Dollar (USD) during the early morning deals. While hitting this new low, the Indian Rupee logged a 6% dip in the year-to-date (YTD) period. While this fall in the national currency directly hit the returns of forex investors, it indirectly affected the returns of gold, silver, mutual funds, and stock market investors.

According to experts, the falling rupee has dampened the sentiments of FIIs, triggering their selling in the Indian stock market. This selling is so long that domestic institutional investors are unable to hold the bull run for long. The recent movement of the Nifty 50, from 25,750 to 26,350, is a gl...