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The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.10 per cent down at 92.08.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.11 per cent up at 91.96.

At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 74.32 against the dollar, then inched higher to 74.25, registering a gain of 13 paise over its previous close.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading up 0.02 per cent at 92.70.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading unchanged at 92.40.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.06 per cent up at 92.18.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, surged 0.05 per cent at 92.45.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures fell 0.03 per cent to USD 74.55 per barrel.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.08 per cent down at 92.13.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.12 per cent up at 92.33.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures fell 0.05 per cent to USD 75.80 per barrel.

The expectations of higher-than-expected fiscal deficit after governments' announcement of new relief package on Monday weighed on investor sentiment.

The domestic currency had lost 128 paise in the last eight trading sessions till Thursday.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.01 per cent to 90.53.

Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, rose 0.88 per cent to USD 73.33 per barrel.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday decided to leave benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4 per cent but maintained an accommodative stance amid the second COVID wave.

On the domestic equity market front, the BSE Sensex ended 2.56 points lower at 51,934.88, while the broader NSE Nifty fell 7.95 points or 0.05 per cent to close at 15,574.85.

On the domestic equity market front, the BSE Sensex ended 514.56 points or 1 per cent higher at 51,937.44.

Forex traders cautioned that the coronavirus risk still persists and a lot will depend on aggressive rollouts of the vaccination programme.

The Indian rupee opened on a flat note and edged higher by 4 paise to 72.73 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday.