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The RBI fixed the reference rate for the dollar at 65.2525 and for the euro at 72.1954.
In line with rally in stocks, the Indian rupee on Monday appreciated for the second straight session and closed with a eight paise gain at a one-week high of 61.36 against the Greenback.
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The basis of Ind-Ra's expectation of INR appreciation is based on economic developments in the last one to two months of this fiscal and the likely developments in the remaining months.
The dollar gained against other currencies overseas.
Amid sustained weakness across categories, the Indian stock market remained below the trillion-dollar mark for the third consecutive day today, as the total valuation of all listed companies slipped further to $944 billion.
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Car makers are either tweaking their existing engines or developing new powertrains to attain maximum mileage numbers and attract more buyers.
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The rupee had last ended at 67.22 per dollar on March 16, 2016.
Overseas funds have also become strong buyers of debt, with net purchases of $5.6 billion so far this year.
After another day of volatile trade, the rupee today appreciated by seven paise to close at a new one-month high of 59.04 against the dollar as the RBI's liquidity-tightening measures continued to lend support.
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Snapping a two-day fall, the rupee opened strong at 59.49 a dollar from the previous close of 59.76 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market and then touched a low of 59.59.
The rupee on Monday slipped by 5 paise to close at 63.57 per dollar on fresh demand for the American currency from banks.
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A weak rupee makes imports costlier, including oil and other commodities.
Reacting to market specific developments, the domestic unit touched a low of 66.74 in intra-day trade before concluding at 66.65.
The rupee on Wednesday snapped its two days of losses and edged up two paise to end at 59.27 against the dollar following late selling of the US currency by exporters.
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Oil companies on Wednesday slashed petrol and diesel prices by Rs 2, with effect from midnight tonight.
The rupee strengthened by 13 paise to 61.67 against the US dollar at close.
The rupee appreciated further on Thursday, adding 106 paise to 66.01 against the dollar, after steps taken by new Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan to attract US currency inflows boosted market sentiment.
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Analysts worry that without more fundamental reforms, India will struggle to contain its record high current account deficit and hence support the rupee.
Banks and exporters preferred to reduce their dollar position in view of its weakness.
According to market experts, GST Bill, movement of the rupee and uncertain global cues amid expected rate cut by the US Fed will dictate the movement of the markets.
New Delhi's upscale Khan Market continues to be the most expensive place to hire a shop in the country, even though its ranking worldwide has dropped by three notches to 31st position.
Global events will continue to be in the limelight, besides domestic policy.
Ending a four-day upmove, the rupee on Tuesday retreated four paise from its 11-month high levels to close at 58.63 against the dollar on fresh demand for the US currency from importers, amid some profit-booking in stocks.
The rupee gained for the second day, adding 32 paise to close at a fresh two-month high of 61.07 against the dollar amid a rise in local equities and sustained capital inflows.
The Cricket Association of Bengal will stage the four-day final of the S K Acharya memorial tournament (Ranji Trophy pre-season tourney) with pink balls and under floodlights. The title round of the four-team tournament will be played at the Eden Gardens from October 1-4.
TCS kicked-off the Q1FY17 earnings season for information technology companies on Thursday.
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Seeking to capitalise on its financial clout, the BCCI is set to demand a greater share of the profit from the revenues generated by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Indian equity markets registered their highest single-day percentage gains since early October.
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Policymakers stepped in late Thursday to calm markets.
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OIL, IOC, HPCL, BPCL slipped between 0.1-1.5% each while the oil producing companies such as ONGC (0.1%), RIL (1.5%), GAIL(2.6%) also edged lower.
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