Mumbai: The rupee beached the 68-mark in early trade on Wednesday, hitting a record low of 68.72 against the dollar.
The rupee on Wednesday opened at 66.90 vs US dollar. Rupee has fallen more than 6 per cent this week so far and more than 12 per cent since July 15 RBI moves.
Meanwhile, BJP leader Prakash Javadekar slammed the UPA government for the rupee fall. "All the commodities will become expensive, because goods, transport, everything will go up, so there will be general price rise. Those presently employed will lose their jobs because of this disastrous situation. This is the man made crisis, this is UPA made crisis," he said.