The Indian rupee weakened to an all-time low on Friday, hurt by persistently strong dollar demand in the non-deliverable forwards (NDF) market while likely intervention by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) capped the currency's losses.

The rupee dropped to the lowest value ever for the first time as the depreciation, driven by a consistent nine-day demand for the dollar and end-of-month currency contract expiries.

According to analysts, the Reserve Bank's stance to hold on to its dollar payments in short-term forward contracts added to the shortage of greenback, with importers rushing to meet their month-end payment obligations.

The Indian rupee weakened to its all-time low on Wednesday, pressured by heightened dollar bids in the non-deliverable forwards (NDF) market, while likely intervention by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) helped limit losses,