Rupee opens 2 paise up at 64.55 against dollar
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Updated: Dec 08, 2017, 09.46 AM IST
The rupee on Friday opened nearly 2 paise higher at 64.55 against dollar on account of some selling of American currency by banks and exporters.
The local currency settled 5 paise down at 64.57 against dollar on Thursday.
Foreign portfolio investors stood net sellers in domestic equity markets on Thursday and sold shares worth Rs 1,140.89 crore with gross purchases and gross sales of Rs 4,837.43 crore and Rs 5,978.32 crore, respectively.
Meanwhile, domestic equity markets opened in the green following global cues. The BSE Sensex was trading 175 points, or 0.53 per cent, up at 33,125 at around 9.25 am (IST), while NSE Nifty index was up 54 points, or 0.53 per cent, at 10,220.
Government bonds fell for the first time in three sessions on December 7, as investors sold notes ahead of a weekly auction on Friday.
The GoI benchmark 6.79% 2027 bond yield gained 3 basis points to 7.06 per cent on Thursday from 7.03 per cent in the previous session.
The local currency settled 5 paise down at 64.57 against dollar on Thursday.
Foreign portfolio investors stood net sellers in domestic equity markets on Thursday and sold shares worth Rs 1,140.89 crore with gross purchases and gross sales of Rs 4,837.43 crore and Rs 5,978.32 crore, respectively.
Meanwhile, domestic equity markets opened in the green following global cues. The BSE Sensex was trading 175 points, or 0.53 per cent, up at 33,125 at around 9.25 am (IST), while NSE Nifty index was up 54 points, or 0.53 per cent, at 10,220.
Government bonds fell for the first time in three sessions on December 7, as investors sold notes ahead of a weekly auction on Friday.
The GoI benchmark 6.79% 2027 bond yield gained 3 basis points to 7.06 per cent on Thursday from 7.03 per cent in the previous session.
