Indian rupee declined against the greenback in morning trade on Friday. Rupee was lower by 0.52 paise or 1.02% against USD to Rs 52.28 compared to previous close of 51.76 (9.26 a.m.).
At 9.33 am., the Sensex was trading down 292.64 points or 1.77% at 16,195.60 with 30 components falling. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading lower by 83.65 points or 1.69% at 4,860.00 with 51 components falling.
In the spot market, the Dollar Index increased 0.15% to 78.95. It touched a high of 78.98 and a low of 78.68 after opening at 78.83 (23:01 ET).
Euro - USD was trading at 1.33 down 0.1681% while USD - Japanese Yen was trading at 77.66 up 0.0290% (22:51 ET).
Source : myiris.com