The Indian rupee depreciated by another 28 paise to 50.98 against the US currency in opening trade today on fears of weak opening on the domestic bourses in line with weak trends on other Asian equity markets amid increased demand for the greenback from importers.

Dollar's gain against other Asian currencies also put pressure on the Indian rupee. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the domestic unit was quoted lower at 50.98 a dollar, down by 28 paise over the previous close of 50.70/71.