"The dollar-rupee has become a play on
global markets, and we may see a pause in the dollar's runaway gains,"
said Anindya Banerjee, a currency analyst at Kotak Securities, a
brokerage in Mumbai.
The partially convertible rupee closed at 61.19/20 per dollar, compared to Friday's close of 61.14/15. The unit had dropped to 61.74 last week, its lowest since March 5.
The 50-share NSE index rose 0.76%, snapping a three-day losing streak on the back of better-than-expected earnings and as some of the losses were seen as overdone.
Traders cited little impact from the Reserve Bank of India's board meeting in Delhi on Sunday. Finance minister Arun Jaitley was seen giving conditional support to governor Raghuram Rajan's goal to bring down inflation, even as the government is putting emphasis on stronger economic growth.
In the offshore non-deliverable forwards, the one-month contract was at 61.55 while the three-month contract was at 62.14.
The partially convertible rupee closed at 61.19/20 per dollar, compared to Friday's close of 61.14/15. The unit had dropped to 61.74 last week, its lowest since March 5.
The 50-share NSE index rose 0.76%, snapping a three-day losing streak on the back of better-than-expected earnings and as some of the losses were seen as overdone.
Traders cited little impact from the Reserve Bank of India's board meeting in Delhi on Sunday. Finance minister Arun Jaitley was seen giving conditional support to governor Raghuram Rajan's goal to bring down inflation, even as the government is putting emphasis on stronger economic growth.
In the offshore non-deliverable forwards, the one-month contract was at 61.55 while the three-month contract was at 62.14.
