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Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, declined 0.05 per cent to USD 85.74 per barrel.

Capital market regulator Sebi levied penalties totalling Rs 45 lakh on nine entities for indulging in non-genuine trades in the illiquid stock options segment on BSE.

The newly-constituted MPC of the Reserve Bank began its three-day deliberations on Wednesday. The decision of the rate-setting panel will be announced on October 9.

Dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.13 per cent down at 93.39.

The Indian currency opened at 73.16 at the interbank forex market and touched an intra-day high of 73.08 and a low of 73.41 against the greenback.