Rupee surges 18 paise to 7615 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai Mar 25 PTI The rupee advanced 18 paise to 7615 against the US dollar in the opening trade on Friday tracking the weakness of the American currency in the overseas marketAt the interbank foreign exchange the rupee opened at 7615 against the US dollar registering a rise of 18 paise from the previous close even as the domestic equities were trading in the negative territoryIn the previous session the rupee had appreciated 6 paise to settle at 7633 against the US dollarGlobal oil benchmark Brent crude futures rose 022 per cent to USD 11929 per barrelMeanwhile the dollar index which gauges the greenbacks strength against a basket of six currencies fell 033 per cent to 9846On the domestic equity market front the 30-share Sensex was trading 14088 points or 024 per cent lower at 5745480 while the broader NSE Nifty slipped 3950 points or 023 per cent to 1718325Foreign institutional investors remained net sellers in the capital market on Thursday as they sold shares worth Rs 174071 crore according to stock exchange data PTI DRR DRR BAL BAL
Mumbai Mar 25 PTI The rupee advanced 18 paise to 7615 against the US dollar in the opening trade on Friday tracking the weakness of the American currency in the overseas marketAt the interbank foreign exchange the rupee opened at 7615 against the US dollar registering a rise of 18 paise from the previous close even as the domestic equities were trading in the negative territoryIn the previous session the rupee had appreciated 6 paise to settle at 7633 against the US dollarGlobal oil benchmark Brent crude futures rose 022 per cent to USD 11929 per barrelMeanwhile the dollar index which gauges the greenbacks strength against a basket of six currencies fell 033 per cent to 9846On the domestic equity market front the 30-share Sensex was trading 14088 points or 024 per cent lower at 5745480 while the broader NSE Nifty slipped 3950 points or 023 per cent to 1718325Foreign institutional investors remained net sellers in the capital market on Thursday as they sold shares worth Rs 174071 crore according to stock exchange data PTI DRR DRR BAL BAL
