Rupee gains 15 paise to 7456 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai Dec 30 PTI The rupee appreciated by 15 paise to 7456 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday tracking gains in domestic equity marketsAt the interbank foreign exchange the rupee opened strong at 7456 against the American dollar registering a rise of 15 paise from the last closeThe rupee on Wednesday settled just one paisa lower at 7471 against the US dollarPositive moves in Indian equity indices aided sentiments forex traders said adding that trading is likely to remain range-bound this week ahead of the year-end holidaysHowever firm crude oil prices contained the appreciation bias in the local unit they addedThe dollar index which gauges the greenbacks strength against a basket of six currencies was trading 007 per cent higher at 9599 Meanwhile on the domestic equity market front the 30-share Sensex was trading 15231 points or 026 per cent higher at 5795880 while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 4005 points or 023 per cent to 1725365Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures rose 032 per cent to USD 7948 per barrelForeign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market on Wednesday as they offloaded shares worth Rs 97523 crore as per exchange data PTI DRR BAL BAL
Mumbai Dec 30 PTI The rupee appreciated by 15 paise to 7456 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday tracking gains in domestic equity marketsAt the interbank foreign exchange the rupee opened strong at 7456 against the American dollar registering a rise of 15 paise from the last closeThe rupee on Wednesday settled just one paisa lower at 7471 against the US dollarPositive moves in Indian equity indices aided sentiments forex traders said adding that trading is likely to remain range-bound this week ahead of the year-end holidaysHowever firm crude oil prices contained the appreciation bias in the local unit they addedThe dollar index which gauges the greenbacks strength against a basket of six currencies was trading 007 per cent higher at 9599 Meanwhile on the domestic equity market front the 30-share Sensex was trading 15231 points or 026 per cent higher at 5795880 while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 4005 points or 023 per cent to 1725365Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures rose 032 per cent to USD 7948 per barrelForeign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market on Wednesday as they offloaded shares worth Rs 97523 crore as per exchange data PTI DRR BAL BAL
