Rupee slips to 47.67 against dollar

Most Asian currencies were lower versus the dollar and the dollar index,a gauge of the US unit8217;s performance against majors,was up 0.2 per cent.

Asian stocks were lower at 0340 GMT. The Nikkei was down 1 per cent,the Hang Seng fell 2.2 per cent,the Kospi shed 0.9 per cent and the Shanghai Composite index dropped 1 per cent.

The MSCI index of Asian stocks outside Japan was 1.3 per cent lower,while the Nifty stock futures traded in Singapore were down 0.9 per cent,indicating a lower opening in the domestic market.