That ' ll put good ol ' cp and the rest of civil protection out of a job . <| sep |> oh dear Jenson , you will be missed . <| sep |> Too many army veterans getting trapped underneath them , had to stop having bonfires . <| sep |># Rupee hits record low of 68 . 855 against US dollar NEW DELHI Indian rupee hit its record low level of 68 . 855 against the US dollar during the intraday trade on Thursday after extending its loses for a fifth consecutive session . Sentiment in forex market turned highly weak due to consistent selling by foreign investors against the backdrop of demonetisation and renewed concerns over Fed interest rate hike . The currency opened nearly 22 paise down at 68 . 78 against dollar on account of buying of American currency by banks and importers . At 1 . 10 pm , the local currency was trading 26 paise down at 68 . 83 . Anindya Banerjee , associate vice president currency derivatives , Kotak Securities said , FPI flows have turned negative since the US election . Rising US bond yields and strong dollar overseas is a major headwind for an EM currency like rupee . At the same time , falling interest rate differential post demonetisation and concerns over growth , is adding to the pressure on the local currency . A range of 6869 is seen on spot . Since demonetisation , rupee has already plunged over 2 . 5 per cent till date . The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday fixed the reference rate of the rupee at 68 . 47 against the US dollar and 72 . 7844 for the euro . Meanwhile , domestic equity market was also trading in red in afternoon trade tracking mixed global cues . The BSE Senex was trading 137 . 89 points , or 0 . 53 per cent down at 25 , 913 . 92 , while NSE Nifty was down 45 . 55 points , or 0 . 57 per cent , down at 7987 . 75 . Foreign institutional investors FIIs have withdrawn over Rs 3 , 700 crore from equity markets this week . Abhishek Goenka , founder chief executive officer , India Forex Advisors said , We expect that the weakness in the rupee could continue for the next three months and could test levels of 70 . 50 in the near term . Version 0 . 5 b Function I post the article ' s text as a comment if the website is adblocker unfriendly . I accept commands ! Rendered by PROMETHEUS