Rupee ends 2021 on positive note; settles 13 paise higher at 74.29 against USD
The Hindu
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The rupee surged 13 paise to close at 74.29 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on the last trading session of 2021, tracking positive domestic equities amid year-end dollar selling by banks and exporters.
At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened up at 74.35 against the greenback and witnessed an intra-day high of 74.10 and a low of 74.38. It finally settled at 74.29, a rise of 13 paise.
In the previous session, the rupee surged 29 paise to close at a more than one-month high of 74.42 against the U.S. dollar.
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