The rupee continued slide against the dollar on the money market on Friday in the process of trading, marketmen said.
The rupee shed 70 paisas in relation to the euro for buying and selling at Rs 179.00 and Rs 181.50 respectively, they said.
In the final Asian trade, the dollar was steady on Friday, having regained some traction against its peers after stronger-than-expected US inflation data tempered the prospect of an aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate cut later this month.
The dollar was little changed at 108.390 yen after rebounding from a low of 107.860 plumbed on Thursday in response to dovish comments from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, which had revived the chance of a 50 basis-point cut.
The dollar index against a basket of six major currencies stood little changed at 96.972 after retracing much of its losses on Thursday, when it had briefly stooped to a six-day low of 96.795.
The index hit the low after Powell said in a midweek congressional testimony that the Fed was ready to "act as appropriate," given the US economy was still under threat from disappointing factory activity, tame inflation and a simmering Sino-US trade war.
The dollar was trading against the Indian rupee at Rs 68.535, the greenback was available at 68.44 versus the Malaysian ringgit and the US currency was at 4.111 in terms of the Chinese yuan.

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Open Bid       Rs 158.70
Open Offer     Rs 159.30
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Bid Rate       Rs 158.70
Offer Rate     Rs 158.75
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