Top Sensex gainers include Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, Asian Paints, IndusInd Bank, HUL, and Maruti, rallying up to 5.87 per cent. While, ICICI Bank, NTPC and ITC slipped up to 0.13 per cent.
Rupee closed at 61.86 against the dollar on Tuesday.
Let's take a look at the performance of some of the major currencies around the world.
RBI promises to take all necessary steps, including liquidity support
"It is a great honour to be a part of India's history," said an excited Udaya while speaking with rediff.com.
Forex dealers attributed the fall to increased demand for the dollar.
The rupee had lost 21 paise on Tuesday's trade.
The sale is key to meeting the government's disinvestment target of Rs 2.1 trillion in the financial year 2020-21. So far, the disinvestment exercise has fetched the government Rs 34,845 crore during the current financial year.
Top losers in the Sensex pack included M&M, SBI, Yes Bank, Asian Paints, HDFC, Tata Steel and L&T, shedding up to 2.55 per cent. The broader NSE Nifty settled 79.80 points, or 0.72 per cent, down at 10,996.10.
India is the birthplace of four major world religions -- Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It is home to the world's third largest Muslim population, a diverse community of sects that includes Sufis, Shia, and Bohra. Roughly three per cent of India's citizens are Christian, and notably, Christians are the religious majority in three of India's 29 states, she said.
Rupee gains for 4th day against dollar, up 17 paise on Fed stance.
RBI, Sri Lankan central bank agree on $1.5 bln currency swap deal.
Rupee falls 5 paise against dollar, ends at 61.92.
According to data compiled by the World Bank, the UK's economy grew to $2.82 trillion and the French economy expanded to $2.78 trillion in 2018, against India's $2.73 trillion, showed the data.
Top gainers in the Sensex pack were TCS, Bharti Airtel, Infosys, Axis Bank, L&T, ITC, PowerGrid, HCL Tech and Tata Steel, ending up to 2.39 per cent.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 71 points at 21,255 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 31 points at 6,333.
Tracking a steep fall in local share market, the Indian rupee on Tuesday washed out initial gains and ended with a loss of 16 paise
The Indian rupee could soon get a unique symbol, with the finance ministry holding a public competition for a design. The finance ministry, which has called for entries by April 15, would shortlist five designs. The five designers would have to make a presentation to the jury members, before a final decision is announced. But even if the design was not selected, the five shortlisted entries would be entitled to a prize of Rs 25,000 each.
According to a report by German banking giant Deutsche Bank, a weaker Indian rupee has allowed India to remain the cheapest major economy in the world despite persistently suffering the highest inflation rate.
It fell 11 per cent in 2013, its third successive annual loss.
With the rupee crossing Rs 72/dollar in recent times, things suddenly don't look too good on several counts.
Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Bharti Airtel, Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank, Kotak Bank, Hero MotoCorp, Asian Paints and PowerGrid, which rose up to 2.53 per cent.
'I want to play in the T20 World Cup and then end my career'
Along with a robust set of numbers, the management too sounded confident of its growth prospects
Markets ended at record closing highs led by RIL and private bankers.
'As a person who has seen the treasure, I am worried about its safety.'
'You can put 25 per cent right now; put another 25 per cent when Nifty corrects another 500 points.' 'At 13,500 put another 25 per cent and at 13,000 one can get fully deployed.'
Relentless fall of the rupee has not dampened demand for rough diamonds in India.
On a net basis, foreign portfolio investors bought Rs 446 crore worth of domestic stocks on Thursday and domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers to the tune of Rs 49.68 crore, provisional data available with BSE suggested.
Sustained foreign fund inflows and strengthening rupee are among the main reasons behind the market rally.
Forex dealers said besides continued demand for the American currency from importers, increased capital outflows by foreign funds kept pressure on the rupee.
US is not going to do the kind of sequential taper that was hinted in May, said FM.
Rupee ends day at 61.91 against the US dollar.
Markets end flat ahead as investors turned cautious and booked profits ahead of Jan IIP, Feb CPI data.
The rupee dropped on renewed demand for the American currency.
The biggest losers in the Sensex pack were Vedanta, Tata Steel, M&M, Tata Motors, Maruti, Hero MotoCorp, PowerGrid, Bharti Airtel, SBI and Coal India -- falling up to 4.48 per cent.
Emerging markets, including India have been large beneficiaries of global monetary easing.
Kanyal is accused of passing on confidential information to Pakistan's International Services Intelligence for money while he was in Islamabad
Discarded veterans Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh have kept their base price in the highest bracket of Rs 2 crore, while Zaheer Khan and Cheteshwar Pujara's base price start with 1.5 crore for the upcoming players auction of the seventh edition of Indian Premier League.
The partially convertible rupee closed at 61.77/78 per dollar compared to its close of 63.38/39 on Wednesday.
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