Markets

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 89.45, then lost its ground and fell to a record low of 89.79 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar in intraday trade

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 89.41 and touched intra-day low of 89.49 against the U.S. dollar

A positive domestic markets and softening of crude oil prices supported the rupee,” a research analyst said

Maruti, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and ITC were among the gainers

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.18% higher at 99.63

Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Eternal, Adani Ports, Hindustan Unilever and Bharat Electronics were the major laggards among Sensex firms

The market valuation of Reliance Industries surged by ₹47,431.32 crore to ₹20,11,602.06 crore. State Bank of India added ₹30,091.82 crore to take its valuation to ₹8,64,908.87 crore

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.09% to 98.69

The BSE midcap gauge went up by 0.12% and smallcap index edged higher by 0.06%

PSU Banks index outperformed among sectoral indices, rallying 2.76%, whereas defence and media shares fell due to profit booking