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Indian rupee slips against UAE dirham, hit by Omicron concerns

On Monday, the rupee worked out at 74.28 versus the United States buck.

The Indian rupee dropped 26 paise to 74.54 versus the United States buck (20.31 versus the UAE dirham) in opening up profession on Tuesday, tracking the toughness of the American money in the worldwide markets.

Foreign exchange investors stated expanding worries over the Omicron variation of coronavirus as well as its influence on financial recuperation along with strong petroleum rates considered on the rupee.

At the Indian interbank forex, the rupee opened up weak at 74.49 versus the United States buck, after that dropped additionally to 74.54 versus the paper money in very early offers, signing up a decrease of 26 paise from the last close.

On Monday, the rupee worked out at 74.28 versus the United States buck.

On the other hand, the buck index, which evaluates the paper money’s toughness versus a basket of 6 money, climbed by 0.04 percent to 96.25.

Worldwide oil standard Brent unrefined futures climbed by 0.53 percent to $79.40 per barrel.

On the Indian equity market front, the 30-share Sensex was trading 323.98 factors or 0.55 percent greater at 59,507.20, while the wider NSE Nifty progressed 88.95 factors or 0.5 percent to 17,714.65.

( with inputs from PTI)

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