The Indian rupee came under pressure in opening trades on Monday as dollar index remains firmly above 100 mark assessing geo-political situation in Middle East. As per media reports, US President Donald Trump over the weekend threatened strikes on Iran if Hezbollah keeps attacking Israel, raising concerns about progress for peace talks between Washington and Tehran. Markets now look ahead to the week's release of the US PCE price index, the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation after Fed left rates unchanged last week. Meanwhile, INR opened at Rs 94.42 per dollar and slipped to a low of 94.48 so far during the day. On Friday, the counter ended at 94.33. Easing crude oil price from multi-year highs are however lending some support to the counter. Local equities in positive zone are also supporting rupee to some extent.
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