<p>The rupee appreciated by 15 paise to 74.56 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday, tracking gains in domestic equity markets.</p>.<p>At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened strong at 74.56 against the American dollar, registering a rise of 15 paise from the last close.</p>.<p>The rupee on Wednesday settled just one paisa lower at 74.71 against the US dollar.</p>.<p>Positive moves in Indian equity indices aided sentiments, forex traders said, adding that trading is likely to remain range-bound this week ahead of the year-end holidays.</p>.<p>However, firm crude oil prices contained the appreciation bias in the local unit, they added.</p>.<p>The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.07 per cent higher at 95.99.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, on the domestic equity market front, the 30-share Sensex was trading 152.31 points or 0.26 per cent higher at 57,958.80, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 40.05 points or 0.23 per cent to 17,253.65.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures rose 0.32 per cent to $79.48 per barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market on Wednesday, as they offloaded shares worth Rs 975.23 crore, as per exchange data.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>The rupee appreciated by 15 paise to 74.56 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday, tracking gains in domestic equity markets.</p>.<p>At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened strong at 74.56 against the American dollar, registering a rise of 15 paise from the last close.</p>.<p>The rupee on Wednesday settled just one paisa lower at 74.71 against the US dollar.</p>.<p>Positive moves in Indian equity indices aided sentiments, forex traders said, adding that trading is likely to remain range-bound this week ahead of the year-end holidays.</p>.<p>However, firm crude oil prices contained the appreciation bias in the local unit, they added.</p>.<p>The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.07 per cent higher at 95.99.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, on the domestic equity market front, the 30-share Sensex was trading 152.31 points or 0.26 per cent higher at 57,958.80, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 40.05 points or 0.23 per cent to 17,253.65.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures rose 0.32 per cent to $79.48 per barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market on Wednesday, as they offloaded shares worth Rs 975.23 crore, as per exchange data.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>