Rupee falls 26 paise to 83.40 against US dollar in early trade

By By Rediff Money Desk, Mumbai
Jun 04, 2024 09:48
The Indian rupee faced a decline of 26 paise, reaching 83.40 against the US dollar in early trade. Election trends and a weak equity market contributed to the loss. Counting for the Lok Sabha elections commenced alongside the rupee's depreciation.
Mumbai, Jun 4 (PTI) The rupee plunged 26 paise to 83.40 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday as initial counting for the Lok Sabha elections indicated a mixed trend.

A weak trend in domestic equity markets also dented sentiments in early deals, forex traders said.

According to television reports, the BJP-led NDA surged ahead with leads in more than 200 parliamentary seats out of 350 for which trends were available, with the opposition INDIA bloc ahead in 120.

Counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections began on Tuesday morning across states and Union Territories.

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened weak at 83.25 and lost further ground to trade at 83.40 against the greenback in initial deals, registering a fall of 26 paise from its previous close.

On Monday, the rupee closed at 83.14 against the US dollar.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 104.02.

Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.61 per cent to USD 77.88 per barrel.

On the domestic equity market, benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tanked in early trade as initial counting for the Lok Sabha polls showed a mixed trend.

The 30-share index dropped 1,715.78 points to 74,753 in early trade. The NSE Nifty tumbled 539.1 points to 22,724.80.

Foreign investors were net buyers of Indian equities on Monday as they purchased shares worth Rs 6,850.76 crore on a net basis. FIIs bought shares worth Rs 23,451.26 crore and sold equities worth Rs 16,600.50 crore in the cash segment.
Source: PTI
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