Rupee falls 1 paisa to 83.14 against dollar in early trade

The rupee fell 1 paisa to 83.14 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday amid heavy selling of equities by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs).

Forex traders said positive cues from the domestic equity markets and a softer dollar provided support to the Indian currency.

At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic currency opened at 83.15, then slipped to 83.16 before trading at 83.14 against the greenback in morning deals, down 1 paisa from its previous close.

On Thursday, the rupee settled 1 paisa higher at 83.13 against the US dollar.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.19 per cent lower at 103.12 on Friday.

Analysts said the dollar index retreated after US macroeconomic data reflected steady growth in the country, trimming financial markets’ expectations for a rate reduction by the Federal Reserve.

Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, declined 0.27 per cent to $78.89 per barrel.

In the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 647.57 points or 0.90 per cent higher at 71,834.43. The broader NSE Nifty rose 193.75 points, or 0.90 per cent, to 21,656.00.

FIIs were net sellers in the equity market on Thursday, as they sold shares worth Rs 9,901.56 crore, according to exchange data.