Rupee Vs Dollar Today: Indian Currency Opens Stronger

Rupee opened 8 paise higher at 87.13 against the US Dollar. It closed at 87.21 on Wednesday.

Source: Bloomberg

The dollar index is flat at 103.59. Brent crude was trading 0.08% higher at $71.01.

Stock Market Live: Va Tech Wabag Gets Order Worth Rs 360 Crore

Va Tech Wabag gets Rs 360 crore order from GAIL for recycling and wastewater treatment plant.

Source: Exchange filing.

Nifty Today: What F&O Cues Indicate

  • Nifty March futures down by 0.17% to 22,530 at a premium of 60 points.

  • Nifty March futures open interest down by 0.68%.

  • Nifty Options March 13 Expiry: Maximum Call open interest at 23,000 and Maximum Put open interest at 22,000.

  • Securities in ban period: BSE, Hindustan Copper, Manappuram Finance, IndusInd Bank, SAIL.

Dollar Check

The US Dollar index is down 0.06% at 103.53.

  • Euro was down 0.07% at 0.9178.

  • Pound was down 0.05% at 0.7710.

  • Yen was down 0.03% at 148.21.

Stock Market News Live: Global Check

Stocks in the Asia Pacific region rose on Thursday after soft US Inflation print helped the Wall Street snap two days of heavy losses.

South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.80%, or 20.68 points, to 2,595.50 while Australia’s S&P / ASX 200 rose in early trade but pared gains as of 6:55 a.m. and was down 0.10% at 7,778.40. Markets in Japan and Hong Kong Futures rose on Thursday, while the benchmark index in China were mixed.

This comes after S&P 500 rose 0.49% on Wednesday while the Nasdaq Composite was up 1.22%. On the other hand, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 0.20% on Wednesday.

Stock Market News Live: GIFT Nifty Indicates Positive Open; BEL, NTPC Green, Ola Electric In Focus

The GIFT Nifty was trading above 22,500 early Thursday. The futures contract based on the benchmark Nifty 50 rose 0.18% at 22,589.5 as of 7:58 a.m., indicating a positive start for the Indian markets.

The benchmark equity indices ended Wednesday’s session lower, with Nifty ending in red and Sensex extending its decline for the third day. The NSE Nifty 50 ended 27.40 points, or 0.12% lower at 22,470.50, while the BSE Sensex closed 72.56 points, or 0.10% down at 74,029.76.

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