Rupee Settles 9 Paise Up At 71.20 Against US Dollar

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Mumbai: The Indian rupee appreciated 9 paise to close at 71.20 against the US dollar on Friday, a day after the RBI kept key policy rate
unchanged and decided to continue with its accommodative stance to support the economy.Investor sentiments strengthened after the Reserve
Bank of India signalled to continue with accommodative stance, while easing crude oil prices also supported the domestic currency, forex
traders said.However, heavy selling in domestic equities weighed on the domestic unit and restricted the gains, they added.At the interbank
foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 71.30 and shuttled between a high of 71.19 and a low of 71.43
It finally finished at 71.20, lower by 9 paise.The domestic unit had settled at 71.29 against the US dollar on Thursday.The local unit
registered a gain of 54 paise this week.(This story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is auto-generated from a
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