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The domestic unit opened at 73.16 against the US dollar at the interbank forex market, and rose 3 paise higher to 73.14 over its previous close

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Sectorally, except metal, realty and auto, all the other indices closed in the green with over 2.6% rise registered in IT sector and nearly 2% increase in private banking

The domestic unit opened at 73.02 against the US dollar at the interbank forex market and later fell to 73.15 against the greenback, registering a fall of 13 paise over its previous close

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Prices rose in line with broader financial markets with Brent crude futures reaching $53.33 a barrel, the highest since March 2020. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude touched $49.83 a barrel, the highest since February 2020

With U.S. interest rates pinned at record lows, massive U.S. deficits and a belief that rebounding world trade will drive non-dollar currencies higher, the dollar weakened on the first day of trading in 2021 after falling nearly 7% last year

Over the past few months, Tier -1 Indian IT services companies have been consistently winning large deals particularly in the third quarter

In line with positive global equities, Sensex ended 307 points higher at 48,176 and Nifty gained 114 points to 14,132. During today's session, Sensex hit a lifetime high of 48,220 and Nifty rose to a new high of 14,147

Infosys and TCS are expected to lead the pack with 5-6% QoQ growth, followed by HCL Tech and Wipro (3-4%), and Tech Mahindra (1.8%) in US dollar terms, as per Edelweiss Research report

TCS, ONGC, SBI, L&T, Infosys, HCL Tech, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank were among the gainers. On the other hand, HDFC, Asian Paints and Reliance Industries were among the laggards

The domestic unit opened at 72.93 against the US dollar at the interbank forex market, and inched higher to 72.90 against the greenback, rising 21 paise over its previous close

Spot gold rose 1.1% to $1,919.07 per ounce by 0246 GMT, having hit its highest since Nov. 9 at $1,920.09

Except for banking and financials, all the other sector-based indices closed higher today, with over 3% gains in PSU banking index, followed by 0.80% rise in IT and realty, and 0.60% rise in pharma and media index

The domestic unit was trading in a narrow range on Friday. It opened at 73.09 against the US dollar at the interbank forex market, and fell to 73.11 against the greenback,  down 4 paise over its previous close

For the year 2020, FIIs infused Rs 65,246.26 crore into the Indian market. Powered by FII inflows, Sensex gained a huge 8,137 points in the last two months compared to a rise of 6,497 points in 2020