INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
On Thursday, the rupee had settled 4 paise higher at 71.08 against the dollar.The rupee on Friday depreciated by 9 paise to 71.17 in early
trade on the forex market amid strengthening of the American currency and caution ahead of interim budget
Forex traders said strengthening of the US dollar against some currencies overseas, focus on interim budget and rising crude oil prices
weighed on the local unit
The current government is set to present its last Budget on Friday, which is expected to have major announcements to support the farm sector
bought shares worth Rs 3,006.41 crore from the capital markets on a net basis on Thursday, while domestic institutional investors sold
by 0.28 per cent.Meanwhile, domestic equity market opened on a higher note
The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex, was trading at 36,364.70, up 106.13 points in early trade
The wide-based Nifty was also trading up by 30.20 points at 10,861.15.Find LIVE Budget 2019, updates, latest news, videos, key highlights,
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