Rupee ends flat against dollar ahead of Fed policy outcome.
Rupee falls 5 paise against dollar, ends at 61.92.
Rupee weakened by 10 paise to end at 66.14 against the dollar due to month-end demand from importers and banks.
The interbank foreign exchange (forex), call money markets, cotton, metals, sugar and future trading in castor seeds will remained officially closed on Friday on the occasion of Ramnavami.\n\n\n\n
The rupee on Thursday surged by 22 paise to close at a fresh three-week high of 61.75 against the US currency.
Sustained foreign capital inflows coupled with recovery in the equity market mainly boosted the rupee value against the dollar, a forex dealer said.
The US dollar index was up by 0.16 per cent at 96.53.
A weak dollar against major world currencies supported the domestic unit.
A higher opening in the domestic equity market influenced uptrend.
Forex dealers said a higher opening in the domestic equity market and dollar's weakness against other currencies overseas after the US Federal Reserve kept its easing policy unchanged also supported the rupee.
The rupee on Tuesday tumbled by 32 paise to close at 64.17 on fresh dollar demand from importers.
The Rupee on Thursday breached the 49-mark against the US dollar and fell by 52 paise in early trade following increased capital outflow by foreign funds due to melting stock markets.
The rupee had eased by 2 paise to close at fresh 2-month low of 62.78.
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In global markets, the dollar declined against key rivals in early trade as investors weighed the prospects for a continuation of monetary stimulus from the US Federal Reserve.
The rupee settled at 61.71. In straight three sessions, the currency has shot up 51 paise or by 0.82 per cent.
Extending losses for the fourth straight session, Indian rupee on Monday declined by ten paise to log over 13-month closing low of 63.67.
The rupee closed marginally stronger against the dollar on Wednesday.
The greenback's strength against other Asian currencies and lacklustre local equity markets made the rupee depreciate.
Sustained rise in equity markets in view of progress in monsoon mainly boosted the rupee value against the dollar.
Monday's morning trade sees increased selling of USD by exporters.
The local currency had shed 2 paise to close at 63.44 on Tuesday.
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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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.
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 RBI is still a small player in international gold buying among central banks. But in terms of total gold bought in 2019, it is the sixth largest buyer with 25.2 tonnes purchases in the first 10 months of 2019.
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.
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 on Tuesday fell by 25 paise to 65.05 on fresh dollar demand from banks and importers despite persistent foreign capital inflows.
Overall forex market sentiment remained cautious
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