Rupee vs dollar, Dec. 4 -- After falling below 90 per US dollar rates on Wednesday, the Indian National Rupee (INR) extended its free fall for the seventh straight session on Thursday and touched a new lifetime low amid punitive US tariffs, persistent foreign portfolio outflows, and sustained dollar buying by banks. The currency slipped to an all-time low of Rs.90.30 per US dollar on December 3, 2025. With a 5.3% year-to-date (YTD) drop, the rupee is headed for its sharpest annual decline since 2022, and has emerged as Asia's worst-performing currency so far this year.

However, currency experts believe that a falling Indian Rupee against the US dollar doesn't mean the Indian currency is weak. They said that the Indian Rupee is falling du...