In January so far, foreign investors have withdrawn Rs 22,194 crore from Indian equities.
Notably, the rupee dropped to 85.0650 against the US dollar in early trade, compared to 84.9525 on Wednesday.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) released about 511 million US dollars to finance four government programmes in Niger, an AfDB official said Sunday.
The Indian rupee’s stability, despite external pressures from weak Asian currencies and rising US bond yields, highlights a nuanced approach by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in managing the currency.
The Indian rupee’s slide to a record low against the US dollar underscores the complex interplay of domestic and global economic factors that influence currency valuation.
Forex traders said positive domestic equities, weak American dollar and foreign fund inflows also supported investor sentiments.
During the day, the local unit witnessed an intra-day high of 75.29 and a low of 75.60.
Forex traders said the rupee traded in a narrow range ahead of the release of retail inflation and factory output data.
A strengthening dollar against major currencies overseas and weak domestic equity market weighed on the local unit, forex traders said. However, softening crude oil prices restricted the rupee's fall, they added.
Forex traders said rupee is expected to trade in a narrow range as market participants will keep a close watch on the Union budget this week, that could trigger volatility in the local unit.
