Business NewsRupee rises 16 paise to settle at 94.39 against USD

Rupee rises 16 paise to settle at 94.39 against USD

MUMBAI, JUN 25 (PTI): The rupee appreciated 16 paise to settle at 94.39 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday as global crude oil prices continued to slide.
Positive sentiments in the domestic equity markets and a marginally weaker greenback further supported the local unit while FII outflows prevented sharper gains, forex traders said.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 94.30 against the dollar and traded in the range of 94.13-94.56. It settled at 94.39 (provisional), up 16 paise from the previous close.
The rupee appreciated 21 paise to settle at 94.55 against the US dollar on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading at 101.57, lower by 0.04 per cent.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading lower by 1.33 per cent at USD 72.76 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, Sensex rose 109.25 points to settle at 77,100.47, while the Nifty inched up 34.35 points to 24,056.
Foreign institutional investors offloaded equities worth Rs 1,843.40 crore on a net basis on Wednesday, according to exchange data.

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