INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
currencies also added to the pressure on the domestic unit
domestic currency opened lower at 69.68 per dollar and fell further to touch the day's low of 69.74
It finally settled at 69.69, down 18 paise over its previous close
The rupee had settled at 69.51 against the dollar on Monday."Month end dollar demand from oil importers, weaker Asian currencies and
probable foreign funds outflows by MSCI re-balancing dragged the rupee lower in Tuesday's trade," said V K Sharma, Head PCG Capital
manufacturing activity numbers scheduled on Friday this week
benchmarks Sensex and Nifty Tuesday hit fresh closing highs on sustained foreign fund inflows coupled with positive domestic cues
After swinging over 300 points in a highly volatile session, the 30-share index ended 66.44 points, or 0.17 per cent, higher at 39,749.73 --
its all-time closing high
