The Indian rupee on Friday opened lower by 17 paise against the US dollar as concerns grew over further tightening of the Federal Reserve's policy following strong US private placement data. The local unit opened at 82.68 against the US dollar as compared to its previous close of 82.51.
Stock market Sensex slips from all-time high, breaks 226 points
Today, the BSE Sensex opened at a level of 65559.41 points with a fall of 226.23 points. On the other hand, the Nifty of NSE opened at a level of 19422.80 points with a fall of 74.50 points. A total of 2,488 companies opened for trading on BSE today.
