Rupee down 11 paise against dollar in early trade

July 15, 2014 09:59 am | Updated 09:59 am IST - Mumbai

The rupee fell by another 11 paise to trade at 60.187 against the dollar in early trade on Tuesday at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market due to renewed demand for the American currency from importers and appreciation of the greenback overseas.

Forex dealers said besides dollar’s gains against other currencies overseas, increased demand from oil importers for the US currency put pressure on the rupee.

They said, however, easing inflation and a higher opening in the domestic equity market limited the rupee fall.

The rupee fell by 14 paise to close at 60.07 against the US currency in the previous session on fresh dollar demand from banks and importers, amid weak local equities.

Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex rebounded by 188.70 points, or 0.75 per cent, to 25,195.68 in early trade on Tuesday.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.