Mumbai Nov 25 PTI The rupee declined by 12 paise to close at 7452 against the US currency on Thursday amid month-end dollar demand and foreign fund outflows from equity and debt markets At the interbank foreign exchange market the local currency opened at 7455 and witnessed a high of 7447 and a low of 7458 against the US dollar The local unit finally settled at 7452 down 12 paise over its previous close On Wednesday the rupee had closed at 7440 Rupee depreciated after two days of consolidation amid month-end dollar demand and foreign fund outflows from equities and debt markets said Dilip Parmar Research Analyst HDFC Securities Lacklustre price actions have been seen in the global forex market following the US holiday while the rupee traded on the backfoot as month-end dollar demand and dollar outflows from equity and debt weighed Parmar said Recovery in risk-on sentiments and series of IPOs lined up in coming months will limit the lower side in the event of stronger dollar index and crude oil prices Spot USD-INR is expected to trade in the range of 74 to 7470 Parmar noted With US markets shut for the Thanksgiving holiday volatility has been low For the near-term USDINR is expected to trade within a range of 7430 and 7475 levels said Anindya Banerjee DVP Currency Derivatives Interest Rate Derivatives at Kotak Securities Sriram Iyer Senior Research Analyst at Reliance Securities said the rupee depreciated after the FOMC minutes showed that Fed officials agreed to begin reducing its pandemic relief of USD 120 billion in monthly purchases with a timeline that would see them tapered completely by next June Asian currencies were mixed while the dollar and the benchmark bond yield eased on Thursday in the European session and lent support Additionally weaker crude oil prices capped depreciation bias Iyer noted Brent crude futures the global oil benchmark declined by 036 per cent to USD 8195 per barrel On the domestic equity market front the BSE Sensex ended 45410 points or 078 per cent higher at 5879509 while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 12120 points or 07 per cent to 1753625 The dollar index which gauges the greenbacks strength against a basket of six currencies was trading 020 per cent down at 9668 Foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market on Wednesday as they offloaded shares worth Rs 512265 crore as per exchange data PTI DRR MR MR

Mumbai Sep 17 PTI The rupee closed 4 paise higher at 7348 against the US dollar on Friday tracking a broad weakness in the American currency overseas At the interbank forex market the local unit opened flat at 7349 against the greenback During the session the domestic unit witnessed an intra-day high of 7342 and a low of 7355 On a weekly basis the rupee gained 2 paise against the American currency Meanwhile the dollar index which gauges the greenbacks strength against a basket of six currencies fell 012 per cent to 9282 The Indian rupee ended flat against the US dollar this week as persistent dollar demand from importers offset the impact of strong local equities said Sriram Iyer Senior Research Analyst at Reliance Securities Throughout the week the markets witnessed dollar buying by oil companies and importers but at the same time we also witnessed corporate inflows and exporter covering which kept the rupee in a 50-paisa trading range Iyer said Brent crude futures the global oil benchmark fell 062 per cent to USD 7520 per barrel On the domestic equity market front the BSE Sensex ended 12527 points or 021 per cent lower at 5901589 while the broader NSE Nifty declined 4435 points or 025 per cent to finish at 1758515 Foreign institutional investors FIIs were net buyers in the capital market on Thursday as they purchased shares worth Rs 162188 crore as per exchange data PTI DRR MKJ MKJ