Rupee Falls 4ps To 83.70/$

Mumbai: The rupee declined 4paise to settle at 83.70 against the US dollar on Friday amid subdued domestic equity markets and increased month-end demand for the American currency. However, sliding crude prices in the international market and renewed foreign fund inflows supported the local unit and restricted the fall, forex dealers said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the local unit opened at 83.64 and moved between the high of 83.62 and the low of 83.71 during the session. The local unit finally settled at 83.70 against the dollar, registering a loss of 4paise from its previous close. On Thursday, the rupee declined 8paise to settle at 83.66 against the American currency. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.06 per cent to 100.30. Analysts said the market participants were awaiting cues from the personal consumption expenditure data to be released in the US on Friday. On the domestic equity markets front, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net buyers in the capital markets on Thursday, purchasing shares worth Rs 629.96 crore, according to exchange data