The Indian rupee on Monday was trading little changed against the US dollar. Trade is likely to be thin because many dealers are on year-end holiday.
The home currency opened at 67.81 against the US dollar. At 9.15am, the rupee was trading at 67.82 per US dollar, up 0.01% from its previous close of 67.83. So far this year, it has fallen 2.44%.
India’s benchmark Sensex index was trading at 26,056.17 points, up 0.06% or 15.47 points from its previous close. So far this year, it has down 0.3%
The benchmark 10-year government bond yield was trading at 6.54% compared to Friday’s close of 6.544%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.
So far this year, foreign institutional investors have bought $3.65 billion in equities and sold $6.54 billion in debt.
Asian currencies were trading higher. South Korean won was up 0.26%, Japanese yen 0.18%, Taiwan dollar 0.16%, Indonesian rupiah 0.13%, China Offshore 0.08%.
The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 102.96, down 0.05% from its previous close of 103.01.
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