The India rupee is poised to decline at open on Wednesday after military action by India against Pakistan heightened cross-border tensions. The 1-month non-deliverable forward indicated that the rupee will open at 84.

The Indian and Pakistani currencies were steady against the UAE dirham and US dollar after India launched a missile attack on Pakistan in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to xe.com, the Indian rupee was trading at 23.

Indian currency opened weak on Wednesday as tensions on the border escalated after India’s precision strikes against Pakistan following last month’s Kashmir terror attack. The domestic currency opened 18 paise lower at 84.62 after ending at 84.44 against the greenback on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg data.