(PTI) The rupee gained 29 paise to shut at 82.37 (provisional) in opposition to the US greenback on Monday, supported by a weaker buck abroad and a agency development in home equities.
At the interbank overseas trade market, the native unit opened at 82.41 and touched an intra-day excessive of 82.25 and a low of 82.44 in opposition to the buck.
It lastly ended at 82.37 (provisional), registering an increase of 29 paise over its earlier shut.
On Friday, the rupee settled at 82.66 in opposition to the greenback.
The greenback index, which gauges the buck’s energy in opposition to a basket of six currencies, declined 0.24 per cent to 103.62.
According to Dilip Parmar, Research Analyst, HDFC Securities, the rupee strengthened in step with Asian currencies and touched a month excessive.
“In the last couple of days, the rupee has underperformed among its regional peers amid a headwind of wide current account deficit and foreign fund outflows. But now, looking at the recent high-frequency data and rebound in the risk assets, we could see the rupee start catching up with the other Asian currencies,” Parmar mentioned.
The near-term focus can be on the motion of the Chinese yuan and this week’s inflation information from the US and India, he added.
On the home fairness market entrance, the 30-share BSE Sensex superior 846.94 factors or 1.41 per cent to finish at 60,747.31, whereas the broader NSE Nifty jumped 241.75 factors or 1.35 per cent to 18,101.20.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures rose 3.27 per cent to USD 81.14 per barrel.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have been web sellers within the capital markets on Friday as they offloaded shares price ₹2,902.46 crore, in line with trade information.
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