Rupee gains 11 paise to end at 74.92 against U.S. dollar
The Hindu
The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, advanced 0.10% to 93.89.
The rupee gained 11 paise to close at 74.92 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Thursday despite massive sell-offs in the domestic equity market as easing crude oil prices lent some support to the local currency.
At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 74.92 against the greenback and witnessed an intra-day high of 74.76 and a low of 74.94 during the day's trade. It finally ended at 74.92 a dollar.
On Wednesday, the rupee had declined by 7 paise to close at 75.03 against the U.S. currency.
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