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The rupee pared its initial losses and settled 4 paise higher at 82.75 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, tracking a positive trend in domestic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 82.89 and witnessed a high of 82.59 and a low of 82.91. It finally settled at 82.75 against the American currency, registering a rise of 4 paise over its previous close. On Thursday, the rupee had rebounded from its lifetime low to close 21 paise higher at 82.79. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, advanced 0.47 per cent to 113.41. Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures fell 0.11 per cent to USD 92.28 per barrel. On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share BSE Sensex rose 104.25 points or 0.18 per cent to end at 59,307.15, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 12.35 points or 0.07 per cent to 17,576.30. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net buyers in the capital m
Shares climbed Monday in Europe and Asia after last week's strong close on Wall Street snapped a three-week losing streak. Many Asian markets were closed for holidays. US futures rose while oil prices turned higher. Investors are watching for US inflation figures and Chinese economic data this week. The US Labour Department will release its report on consumer prices for August on Tuesday and a report on wholesale prices on Wednesday. On Thursday, Wall Street will get an update on retail sales for August. Germany's DAX climbed 1.3% to 13,2595 while the CAC 40 in Paris gained 1% to 6,273.58. Britain's FTSE 100 was up 1.1% at 7,430.66. The future for the S&P 500 was 0.4% higher while that for the Dow industrials gained 0.3%. Coronavirus cases are still casting a shadow in China, where about 65 million Chinese were under lockdown as of last week despite just 1,248 new cases of domestic transmission, mostly asymptomatic, being reported on Sunday. All in all, the lower-for-longer grow