The incident happened shortly after jury selection for the hush-money trial was completed
The domestic unit could not hold on to the gains and was trading at 72.23 against the dollar at 10:03hrs.
However, rising crude oil prices and foreign fund outflows weighed on the currency.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital market, pulling out Rs 2,016.20 crore on Tuesday, according to provisional exchange data.
Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, rose 0.21 per cent to trade at USD 58.38 per barrel.
Domestic bourses opened on a cautious note on Wednesday with benchmark indices Sensex trading 41.22 points higher at 36,604.13 and Nifty up 12.85 points at 10,810.75.
The 10-year government bond yield was at 6.51 per cent in morning trade.
The Indian currency came under pressure after official data released on Friday showed that India's GDP growth fell to an over six-year low of 5 per cent in the June quarter.
Besides, the growth of eight core industries dropped to 2.1 per cent in July, mainly due to contraction in coal, crude oil and natural gas production.
In addition, IHS Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) showed that the country's manufacturing sector activity declined to its 15-month low in August.
Moreover, the lingering US-China trade war and Brexit fears dragged the domestic currency, traders said.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned China over delaying trade talks.
"We are doing very well in our negotiations with China. While I am sure they would love to be dealing with a new administration so they could continue their practice of 'ripoff USA' (USD 600 B/year), 16 months plus is a long time to be hemorrhaging jobs and companies on a long-shot....," Trump said in a tweet Tuesday.
The incident happened shortly after jury selection for the hush-money trial was completed
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