Rupee rises by 16 paise against dollar on fresh selling.
Rupee rebounds from one-week low, up 9 paise against dollar.
The rupee had plunged to close at its fresh two-year low of 66.84 against the dollar by falling 11 paise in Tuesday's trade.
The Indian rupee continued its downward march and fell by another 48 paise to 46.53 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday owing to melting Asian stock markets amid heavy demand for the greenback.
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There was mild selling of dollars by banks and exporters
A weak dollar in overseas market in view of the Federal Reserve's cautious stance on interest rate strengthened the rupee value.
The rupee extended its fall for the fourth consecutive day by losing another 6 paise to hit a fresh one-month low of 62.31.
The US dollar index, which measures greenback's strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was up 0.14 per cent at 96.74.
The rupee opened slightly higher by Rs 67.24 against Tuesday's closing level of Rs 67.26 per dollar.
The currency lost six paise on sustained dollar demand from importers.
Rupee is likely to remain under pressure due to domestic concerns.
A lower opening of the domestic equity market put pressure on the rupee.
The rupee closes 12 paise down against the dollar.
The dollar index was trading marginally higher by 0.06 per cent.
Overall forex market sentiment remained cautious
The rupee on Tuesday fell by 25 paise to 65.05 on fresh dollar demand from banks and importers despite persistent foreign capital inflows.
The rupee resumed higher at 67.77 per dollar as against last Friday's closing level of 67.78.
In fairly active trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market, the local currency resumed firm at 39.32/34 a dollar from yesterday's close of 39.44/45 a dollar and later surge to 39.31 level on the back of heavy capital inflows into equity.
The rupee had lost 21 paise on Tuesday's trade.
Firm equity markets and foreign capital inflows failed to restrict rupee's fall against the dollar
Extending losses for the second straight session, the rupee slipped by 11 paise at 66.54 against the US dollar.
Strong foreign fund inflows, a weakening dollar and slipping oil prices propped up the local unit.
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Demand for the dollar from importers weighed on the local currency.
The US dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was sharply higher by 0.62 per cent at 93.96.
The US dollar surged to fresh one-year high after the Fed chief's testimony to the US Senate on Wednesday bolstered the expectations of interest rate hikes, though gradually.
There is high demand for the US currency from importers
Dealers attributed the fall to the dollar's gains after China devalued yuan, which pushed up demand from importers for the US currency.
The rupee continued to resist the pressure from oil companies and appreciated marginally against the US currency in Wednesday morning dealings.
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In cross-currency trades, the rupee firmed up further against the pound sterling
In fairly active trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the local unit opened lower at 42.20/22 a dollar from Tuesday's close of 42.10/12. It dropped further to a low of 42.67 a dollar due to heavy dollar buying by oil refiners as the global crude oil prices remained near $126 a barrel after striking a new peak of $126.98 a barrel in intra-day trade at New York on Tuesday. Sustained capital outflows also partly affected the rupee sentiment.
The Indian benchmark S&P BSE Sensex today eased by 14.59 points, or 0.05 per cent after touching its all-time intra-day peak.
Rupee is seen strengthening against the dollar.
The Rupee is seen weakening further against the dollar.
The rupee on Wednesday strengthened by another 3 paise to 62.82 against the US dollar.
The industrial production grew by two per cent in September, mainly on account of better performance by power and mining sectors.
In a quiet trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the local currency resumed firm at 39.46/48 a dollar from Wednesday's close of 39.5450/5500 a dollar, but later trimmed gains at 39.49/50 per dollar in late morning deals. It swung in a range of 39.46 and 39.53 in early trade.
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