Rupee slips 6 paise to 7625 against US dollar
Mumbai Apr 18 PTI The rupee declined 6 paise to close at 7625 provisional against the US dollar on Monday tracking the strength of the greenback overseas and elevated crude oil prices At the interbank foreign exchange market the rupee opened lower at 7641 against the American currency and finally settled for the day at 7625 down 6 paise over its previous close During the trading session the rupee witnessed an intra-day high of 7620 and a low of 7643 On Wednesday the rupee had dipped 4 paise to close at 7619 against the US dollar The forex market was closed on Thursday for Mahavir Jayanti and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti and on Friday on account of Good Friday Meanwhile the dollar index which gauges the greenbacks strength against a basket of six currencies was trading 020 per cent higher at 10070 Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures fell 018 per cent to USD 11150 per barrel The 30-share BSE Sensex ended 117219 points or 201 per cent lower at 5716674 while the broader NSE Nifty fell 30200 points or 173 per cent to 1717365 Foreign institutional investors remained net sellers in the capital market on Wednesday as they offloaded shares worth Rs 206104 crore according to stock exchange data PTI DRR ABM ABM
Mumbai Apr 18 PTI The rupee declined 6 paise to close at 7625 provisional against the US dollar on Monday tracking the strength of the greenback overseas and elevated crude oil prices At the interbank foreign exchange market the rupee opened lower at 7641 against the American currency and finally settled for the day at 7625 down 6 paise over its previous close During the trading session the rupee witnessed an intra-day high of 7620 and a low of 7643 On Wednesday the rupee had dipped 4 paise to close at 7619 against the US dollar The forex market was closed on Thursday for Mahavir Jayanti and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti and on Friday on account of Good Friday Meanwhile the dollar index which gauges the greenbacks strength against a basket of six currencies was trading 020 per cent higher at 10070 Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures fell 018 per cent to USD 11150 per barrel The 30-share BSE Sensex ended 117219 points or 201 per cent lower at 5716674 while the broader NSE Nifty fell 30200 points or 173 per cent to 1717365 Foreign institutional investors remained net sellers in the capital market on Wednesday as they offloaded shares worth Rs 206104 crore according to stock exchange data PTI DRR ABM ABM
