Mumbai Oct 18 PTI The rupee ended 9 paise lower at 7535 provisional against the US dollar on Monday tracking stronger greenback against key rivals overseas and rising global crude oil prices At the interbank forex market the local unit opened on a steady note and later traded in a narrow range of 7524 to 7538 against the American currency On Thursday the rupee had settled at 7526 against the US dollar The 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 019 per cent at 9412 Brent crude futures the global oil benchmark rose 111 per cent to USD 8580 per barrel On the domestic equity market front the BSE Sensex surged 45959 points or 075 per cent to end at 6176559 while the broader NSE Nifty jumped 13850 points or 076 per cent to settle at 1847705 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 MR MR
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