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The rupee rose 3 paise to close provisionally at 95.25 against the US dollar on Thursday, supported by gains in domestic equities and softer crude oil prices. This followed a 21 paise depreciation to 95.28 on Wednesday, when the currency was weighed down by a stronger US dollar and rising crude oil prices. On Wednesday, Foreign Institutional Investors bought equities worth Rs 871.83 crore on a net basis.
The dollar index was at 102.26 on Thursday, after being at 102.40 on Wednesday, while Brent crude futures fell to USD 114.13 per barrel from USD 115.08. The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at 3.75–4.00 per cent, with market focus shifting to upcoming US economic data and the possibility of a December rate hike. Domestic equity markets rose on Thursday, with the Sensex at 74,151.04 and the Nifty at 22,936.75, after declines the previous day.
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