The Indian rupee opened lower by 5 paise against the US dollar on Thursday tracking weakness in Asian peers due to a rise in US treasury yields. The local currency opened at 83.00 against Monday's close of 82.95.
Today started with a fall in the stock market. Today, the BSE Sensex opened at a level of 65509.03 points with a fall of 30.39 points. On the other hand, the Nifty of NSE opened at a level of 19445.60 points with a fall of 19.40 points.