date:Aug 13, 2013
worst-performing emerging Asian currency so far in 2013. It hit an all-time low of 61.80 per dollar last week and is down almost 10 percent against the dollar so far this year.
India is also one of the largest importers of crude oil and a pickup in prices through last month coupled with the weak currency added to wholesale prices, which just a few months ago had fallen to below 5 percent.
The higher price of crude oil, in rupee terms, is expected to push up the minerals index, said Aditi Nayar