Nifty Stock News
In a highly volatile trading session, the rupee witnessed an intra-day high of 74.68 and a low of 74.97 against the US dollar.
The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.26 percent to 96.97.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex was trading 7.66 points up at 36,494.94 and broader NSE Nifty fell 7.95 points to 10,755.70.
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in the capital market as they purchased shares worth Rs 348.35 crore on Monday, according to provisional exchange data.
Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.58 percent to $42.85 per barrel.
Meanwhile, the number of cases around the world linked to COVID-19 has crossed 1.16 crore and the death toll has topped 5.38 lakh.
In India, the death toll due the disease rose to 20,160 and the number of infections crossed the 7 lakh-mark, according to the health ministry.
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