08 June 2011

Rupee down

The rupee was down in early morning trades on Wednesday tracking negative local shares and weak Asian currencies, while oil importers' dollar demand is also likely to weigh.

At 9:17 a.m., the partially convertible rupee was at 44.7450/7475 per dollar, weaker than Tuesday's close of 44.67/68.

  • * Traders expect the rupee to trade in a range of 44.60-44.80 intraday.
  •  India's main stock index was down 0.4 percent in early trades amid weak Asian markets.
  •  Most Asian currencies were weak against the dollar.
  •  The index of the dollar against six major currencies was up 0.18 percent at 73.655 points against 73.651  when the domestic market closed on Tuesday.
  •  The euro was trading at $1.4658, compared with $1.4660 at the end of local trade on Tuesday

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