Dynamite News Rupee opens 12 paise down at 71.15 against US dollar
The rupee opened on a weak note and fell 12 paise to 71.15 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday amid rising crude oil prices and strengthening of the US dollar vis-a-vis other currencies overseas.
Mumbai: The rupee opened on a weak note and fell 12 paise to 71.15 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday amid rising crude oil prices and strengthening of the US dollar vis-a-vis other currencies overseas.
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At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the rupee opened weak at 71.15 showing a decline of 12 paise over its previous closing. The Indian rupee on Thursday had closed at 71.03 against the US dollar.
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Meanwhile, brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, rose 0.11 per cent to USD 66.61 per barrel. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose by 0.05 per cent to 97.43.
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