नई दिल्ली: अमेरिकी डॉलर में मजबूती के चलते भारतीय रुपया सोमवार को प्रारंभिक कारोबार में उसके मुकाबले चार पैसे की गिरावट के साथ 73.06 पर पहुं. | News Track
The Rupee has lost 17 paise in the two trading sessions to June 9 The rupee declined by 8 paise to end at 72.97 against the U.S. currency on June 9 in its second straight day of losses amid a lacklustre trend in domestic equities.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened on a negative note at 72.90 per dollar as against its previous close of 72.89. It hovered in the range of 72.88 to 73.02 per dollar during the day before ending at 72.97.
The domestic currency has lost 17 paise in the two trading sessions to June 9.
The local unit traded in a narrow range amid lack of any major data on June 9 in the domestic and the international markets, traders said.
On June 4, the rupee had settled at 72.99 against the U.S. dollar The rupee surged 12 paise to 72.87 against the U.S. dollar in opening trade on June 7 following weakness in the greenback overseas and a positive trend in the domestic equities.
Besides, lower crude prices also supported the domestic unit, dealers said.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened strong at 72.85 against the dollar and lost some ground to touch 72.87 in early deals, a rise of 12 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had settled at 72.99 against the U.S. dollar.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.03% to 90.11.