
Rupee falls 11 paise to close at 82.02 against U.S. dollar
The Hindu
During the day, the rupee touched a high of 81.87 and a low of 82.03 against the greenback.
The rupee pared initial gains and settled for the day lower by 11 paise to close at 82.02 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday amid bargain buying from oil importers and hedgers.
However, a positive tone in domestic markets, wherein benchmark indices witnessed record high levels and steady foreign fund inflows, supported the rupee at lower levels.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 81.90 against the dollar and settled at 82.02 (provisional), down 11 paise from its previous close.
During the day, the rupee touched a high of 81.87 and a low of 82.03 against the greenback.
On Monday, the rupee had settled at 81.91 against the dollar.
The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.01% to 102.99.
Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, advanced 1.22% to $75.56 per barrel.

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