Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Rupee weakens against US dollar on Asian cues in market

 
The Indian rupee on Wednesday weakened against the US dollar, tracking the losses in the Asian currencies markets.

The home currency opened at 66.79 against the US dollar. At 9.10am, the rupee was trading at 66.80 per US dollar, down 0.16% from its Tuesday’s close of 66.69. So far this year, it has risen 1.69%.

India’s benchmark Sensex index was trading at 28,851.12 points, up 0.38% or 107.80 points from its previous close. So far this year, it has risen 7.95%.

The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 101.47, up 0.35% from its previous close of 101.12.

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