Rupee trades almost flat at 7528 against USD in opening deals
Mumbai Oct 18 PTI The Indian rupee was trading marginally lower by 2 paise at 7528 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday tracking stronger greenback against key rivals overseas At the interbank forex market the local unit opened on a steady note and traded cautiously between a high of 7526 and a low of 7529 against the American currency On Thursday the rupee had settled at 7526 against the US dollar Forex market was closed on Friday for Dussehra holiday Meanwhile the dollar index which gauges the greenbacks strength against a basket of six currencies was up 017 per cent at 9409 Brent crude futures the global oil benchmark rose 107 per cent to USD 8576 per barrel On the domestic equity market front the BSE Sensex was trading higher by 52554 points or 086 per cent at 6183149 while the broader NSE Nifty was up 16655 points or 091 per cent at 1850510 Foreign institutional investors remained net buyers in the capital market on Thursday as they purchased shares worth Rs 168160 crore as per exchange data PTI MKJ ANS ANS
Mumbai Oct 18 PTI The Indian rupee was trading marginally lower by 2 paise at 7528 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday tracking stronger greenback against key rivals overseas At the interbank forex market the local unit opened on a steady note and traded cautiously between a high of 7526 and a low of 7529 against the American currency On Thursday the rupee had settled at 7526 against the US dollar Forex market was closed on Friday for Dussehra holiday Meanwhile the dollar index which gauges the greenbacks strength against a basket of six currencies was up 017 per cent at 9409 Brent crude futures the global oil benchmark rose 107 per cent to USD 8576 per barrel On the domestic equity market front the BSE Sensex was trading higher by 52554 points or 086 per cent at 6183149 while the broader NSE Nifty was up 16655 points or 091 per cent at 1850510 Foreign institutional investors remained net buyers in the capital market on Thursday as they purchased shares worth Rs 168160 crore as per exchange data PTI MKJ ANS ANS
