INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
against the US dollar as forex traders turned cautious in a holiday-truncated week
At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex), the domestic currency opened at 69.07 a dollar and fell further to touch the day's low of 69.46
It finally settled at 69.42 per dollar, down 25 paise over its previous close
The rupee on Friday had closed 25 paise lower at 69.17 to the dollar
and equity markets will remain shut on Wednesday on account of "Mahavir Jayanti" while most of the major financial markets are closed on
Friday for the start of the Easter holidays
Forex traders said easing crude oil prices in the overseas market, sustained foreign fund inflows and heavy buying in the domestic equity
for the rupee/dollar at 69.2293 and for rupee/euro at 78.3002
The reference rate for rupee/British pound was fixed at 90.6193 and for rupee/100 Japanese yen at 61.84.Get the latest election news, live
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