Rupee, bonds gain in early trade; seen rangebound

Reuters  |  MUMBAI 

(Reuters) - The rupee gained on Wednesday, recovering from a record low hit at the end of the previous session, as gains in other Asian peers and stronger domestic shares helped sentiment, while the announcement of the first open market purchase for October aided bonds.

The partially convertible rupee was trading at 74.26/27 per dollar at 0345 GMT versus Tuesday's close of 74.41, which was a record low.

The benchmark 10-year yield was trading at 8.06 percent, down 2 basis points after earlier dropping to a low of 8.05 percent.

is considering tapping its citizens abroad to prop up the rupee, reported late on Tuesday, which also helped rupee sentiment.

The central said it would buy 120 billion rupees worth of bonds via an open market operation on Oct. 11.

(Reporting by Swati Bhat; Editing by Sunil Nair)

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First Published: Wed, October 10 2018. 09:25 IST