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At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened lower at 79.90 against the dollar but recovered lost ground to quote 79.80, registering a gain of 4 paise over its previous close. In the previous session, the rupee had depreciated 20 paise to close at 79.84 against the dollar.
The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, slipped 0.05 percent to 108.11. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, declined 1.14 percent to USD 95.62 per barrel.
In the equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 351.18 points or 0.59 percent down at 59,294.97. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty fell 107.35 points or 0.60 percent to 17,651.10. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net buyers in the capital markets, as they purchased shares worth Rs 1,110.90 crore on Friday, according to provisional data.
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