A weak dollar in overseas markets also strengthened the rupee sentiment
The central bank operationalised these special windows on September 4 to prop the rupee which had fallen close to 30 per cent between April and August.
The rupee had plunged by 48 paise, logging its biggest fall in more than five weeks, to close at over one-month low of 61.13 against the greenback on Monday following demand for the US currency from importers.
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The rupee resumed marginally lower at 67.24 per dollar against Wednesday's closing level of 67.21.
Sahara also sought permission to sell its properties in Bangalore.
Russia has been grappling with sanctions slapped by the US and its allies over Moscow's invasion of Crimea.
English football clubs splurged on the final day of the transfer window, laying out 210 million pounds to take total gross spending to a record-high 1.4 billion pounds as the Premier League again flexed its unrivalled financial muscles.
Bouts of month-end dollar demand from banks and importers hit the rupee
The move takes the process of extraditing and bringing back Nirav Modi to face the law in India to the next stage, the sources said.
The Nifty50 slipped 33 points to close the session at 8,509 after hitting an intra-day high of 8,587.
The rupee ended weaker against the greenback on domestic worries.
Unwinding of long dollar positions by banks too aided the sentiment
India's tough stance is better late than never.
The government on Friday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation into transfer of funds by United States-based Ford Foundation to Sabrang Communication and Publishing Pvt Limited, with which social activist Teesta Stelvad is associated, allegedly in violation of rules and froze a bank account of the firm.
At 11:37 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 28 points at 27,037 and the Nifty50 was up 2 points at 8,268
China's FDI growth saw ups and downs in the first 11 months of 2015.
Three non resident Indians were awarded gold medals for their outstanding contribution to the community.
Telecom shares rallied on hopes that they would hike tariffs after huge investments to acquire spectrum.
The rupee fell to more than one-month low of 65.75 against the US dollar on Thursday.
The rupee on Friday closed 10 paise higher at 65 against the US dollar on fresh selling of greenback by banks.
An estimated $344 billion has been illegally removed from the Indian economy between 2002 and 2011
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The rupee has also been bolstered by inflows into equities and debt this month, despite concerns about the withdrawal of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus and China's economy.
'India-China economic ties are likely to take a hit in the wake of the new situation, but that also provides India with a new opportunity to strengthen its manufacturing base,' points out Dr Rajaram Panda.
The SBI auction will be the biggest nationwide online sale.
Luxor Writing Instruments on Thursday said it aims to double sales turnover to Rs 250 crore by 2005-06 on the back of growing sales of Luxor brand and would invest Rs 200 crore this year to open overseas offices.
The Indian rupee on Thursday appreciated by 12 paise to end at 66.71.
Banking stocks felt the heat due to worries that the lending rate cuts will hit their bottom line
The dollar firmed up against some global currencies.
Increased demand for the dollar weighed on the local currency.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 46 points lower at 24,824 and Nifty50 settled at 7,555, down by 8 points after hitting intra-day high of 7,600.45.
Significant investors in government bonds FIIs have been net sellers since May 22.
The rupee had risen for the fifth straight session on Thursday.
In a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), USL said it had made a recommendation to the board of subsidiary United Spirits to consider the sale of the entire share capital of Whyte & Mackay.
Consistent capital inflows and a recovery in local equities helped the local unit to trim initial losses
Documents accessed by Business Standard show owners of suspected Hong Kong-based shell companies are spread across the globe.
As many as 17 locations in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Surat were raided by the ED.
Sanjay Kumar Singh suggests key factors investors need to keep an eye on while choosing the direct investment route.
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