The Indian rupee started on a flat note this Friday against the greenback and inched 4 paise higher to 74.14 against the US dollar in early trade tracking a muted trend in the domestic equity market. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 74.15 against the dollar, then inched higher to 74.14, registering a gain of 4 paise over its previous close. The local unit also witnessed a low of 74.19 in initial deals. On Thursday, the rupee had settled at 74.18 against the US dollar. Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures rose 0.16 per cent to USD 75.68 per barrel. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent down at 91.76. Asian currencies have started flat to marginally stronger against the greenback this Friday morning and could cap weakness, however, firm crude oil prices could cap appreciation bias, Reliance Securities said in a research note. Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of In
At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened at 74.20, and hit an intra-day high of 74.16 and a low of 74.25.
Spot gold was down 0.2% at $1,774.96 per ounce, as of 0251 GMT. US gold futures fell 0.4% to $1,776.10.
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. stocks were mixed on Wednesday after reassurances from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that the Fed is not rushing to raise interest rates, while European stocks remained under pressure.
This follows weakness in the American currency in the overseas market.
The US dollar remained on the back foot against major peers on Wednesday after a two-day drop as US Fed officials including Chair Powell reaffirmed that tighter monetary policy was still some way off
This marks the second straight day of losses following a stronger dollar overseas.
The Australian and New Zealand dollars eased after Monday's bounce from multi-month lows
The Indian rupee slumped 34 paise to 74.20 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday tracking the strengthening of the American currency and a muted trend in domestic equities
The dollar held near multi-month peaks against other major currencies on Monday, after the US Federal Reserve surprised markets last week by signalling it would raise interest rates
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The Indian rupee slipped 33 paise to 73.65 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, amid the strengthening of the greenback in the overseas market
The domestic currency has lost 52 paise in the seven trading sessions to Wednesday.
The U.S. currency has been buoyed as traders closed short positions before the Fed's two-day policy-setting confab, which kicks off on Tuesday
Currency markets settled in tight ranges with implied volatility plumbing to multi-year lows
The domestic unit has lost 49 paise in the last five trading sessions.
The yen was at 109.715, after weakening to 109.840 on Friday for the first time since June 4
Forex reserves rose by $6.842 billion in the week ended June 4