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Mumbai: The rupee slumped 17 paise to 75.22 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday following losses in domestic equity markets amid concerns over rising COVID-19 cases. Besides, foreign fund outflows also weighed on investors’ sentiment, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened sharply lower at 75.19 against […]

Asian currencies were mostly weaker this Thursday and could cap gains for the local unit.

On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex was trading 407.35 points higher at 50,069.11.

Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday expectedly left interest rates unchanged and maintained an accommodative stance as the economy faces a renewed threat.

On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex was trading 270.03 points higher at 49,429.35.

Asian currencies were range-bound, and volumes were lower than usual with China, Hong Kong, UK and Australian markets shut.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.07 per cent to 92.78.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.03 per cent to 92.55.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures fell 0.94 per cent to USD 64.01 per barrel.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, surged 0.10 per cent to 91.53.