Rupee up 24 paise against dollar

January 01, 2013 10:14 am | Updated June 13, 2016 08:57 pm IST - Mumbai

In this photo taken on Nov. 17, 2010, Indian Rupee notes of different denomination lie inside the cash counter of a retail shop in Mumbai, India. India has lost hundreds of billions of dollars over the past six decades as companies and the rich stashed cash overseas to avoid taxes and hide ill-gotten gains, widening inequality and depriving the poor of crucial resources, a new report showed. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

In this photo taken on Nov. 17, 2010, Indian Rupee notes of different denomination lie inside the cash counter of a retail shop in Mumbai, India. India has lost hundreds of billions of dollars over the past six decades as companies and the rich stashed cash overseas to avoid taxes and hide ill-gotten gains, widening inequality and depriving the poor of crucial resources, a new report showed. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

The Indian rupee stabilised further against the American currency in the late morning trade by surging 24 paise to 54.75 per dollar on persistent selling of dollar by banks and exporters on the back of sustained capital inflows despite firm dollar overseas.

The rupee resumed higher at 54.83 per dollar as against the last closing level of 54.99 per dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) Market and firmed up further to 54.70 before quoting at 54.75 per dollar at 1040 hrs.

It moved in a range of 54.70 per dollar and 54.86 per dollar during the morning deals.

Persistent selling of dollars by banks and exporters mainly boosted the rupee sentiment, Forex dealer said.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs. 826.34 crore yesterday as per provisional data from the stock exchanges.

The Indian benchmark Sensex firmed up by 142 points or 0.73 per cent to 19,568.75 at 1050 hrs.

In New York, the U.S. dollar rose as lawmakers had reached agreement on the tax portion of a “fiscal cliff” deal.

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