Rupee slips 17 paise to 71.72 vs USD in early trade

DN Bureau

The rupee opened on a weak note and fell 17 paise to 71.71 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday amid foreign fund outflows and cautious opening in domestic equities.

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Mumbai: The rupee opened on a weak note and fell 17 paise to 71.71 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday amid foreign fund outflows and cautious opening in domestic equities.

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The Indian rupee on Wednesday had closed at 71.55 against the US dollar.

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Meanwhile, brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.17 per cent to USD 60.20 per barrel.

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Domestic bourses opened on a cautious note on Thursday with benchmark indices Sensex trading 149.51 points down at 36,910.86 and Nifty lower by 42.80 points at 10,875.90. (PTI)










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