The domestic currency closed at 82.51 per US dollar down 22 paise from the previous day’s close. Thursday’s level is the weakest closing for the rupee since June 8 while the price action marks the sharpest single-day decline for the rupee since June 5, Bloomberg data showed.
Nasdaq rises 1%, Dow, S&P close higher as weak jobs data tempers rate hike bets
U.S. stocks finished higher following a weaker-than-expected jobs report which eased rate hike expectations. Nonfarm payrolls rose by only 29,000, significantly below economists’ forecasts of