<p>The rupee slipped 2 paise to settle at 82.04 (provisional) against the US currency on Wednesday amid firm oil prices in the international market and a rebound in the greenback.</p>.<p>However, fresh foreign portfolio investments into equities and a record-breaking rally in domestic equities restricted the rupee's decline, analysts said.</p>.<p>At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened strong at 82.00 and later moved to a high of 81.97 in early trade. The rupee failed to hold onto the gains and later, declined to a day's low of 82.06 per dollar as the US currency rebounded from overnight losses.</p>.<p>The local currency settled at 82.04 (provisional), showing a loss of 2 paise over the last close. The rupee closed at 82.02 on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose by 0.12 per cent to 102.62.</p>.<p>Global crude oil benchmark Brent crude was trading 0.69 per cent higher USD 72.76 per barrel.</p>.<p>In the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex hit the record 64,000 mark, and the Nifty scaled the 19,000 peak in intra-day trade amid a rally in the US and European markets and fresh foreign fund inflows.</p>.<p>Sensex closed at a lifetime high of 63,915.42, up by 499.39 points or 0.79 per cent. NSE Nifty also closed at a record high of 18,972.10, up by 154.70 points or 0.82 per cent.</p>.<p>Foreign Portfolio Investors emerged as net buyers in the capital market on Tuesday as they bought shares worth Rs 2,024.05 crore, according to exchange data.</p>
<p>The rupee slipped 2 paise to settle at 82.04 (provisional) against the US currency on Wednesday amid firm oil prices in the international market and a rebound in the greenback.</p>.<p>However, fresh foreign portfolio investments into equities and a record-breaking rally in domestic equities restricted the rupee's decline, analysts said.</p>.<p>At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened strong at 82.00 and later moved to a high of 81.97 in early trade. The rupee failed to hold onto the gains and later, declined to a day's low of 82.06 per dollar as the US currency rebounded from overnight losses.</p>.<p>The local currency settled at 82.04 (provisional), showing a loss of 2 paise over the last close. The rupee closed at 82.02 on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose by 0.12 per cent to 102.62.</p>.<p>Global crude oil benchmark Brent crude was trading 0.69 per cent higher USD 72.76 per barrel.</p>.<p>In the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex hit the record 64,000 mark, and the Nifty scaled the 19,000 peak in intra-day trade amid a rally in the US and European markets and fresh foreign fund inflows.</p>.<p>Sensex closed at a lifetime high of 63,915.42, up by 499.39 points or 0.79 per cent. NSE Nifty also closed at a record high of 18,972.10, up by 154.70 points or 0.82 per cent.</p>.<p>Foreign Portfolio Investors emerged as net buyers in the capital market on Tuesday as they bought shares worth Rs 2,024.05 crore, according to exchange data.</p>