In Early Trade, the Rupee Rises 8 Paise Against the US Dollar to 83.29

In early trade on Friday, the rupee gained 8 paise to 83.29 against the US dollar as a result of significant equities purchases by foreign institutional investors and declining crude oil prices.

The general mood was elevated by encouraging signals from the equities markets in the midst of robust domestic macroeconomic data.

As the collection of oil-producing nations known as OPEC+ set no new goal to limit output for 2024

The rupee began trading stronger against the dollar at 83.29 on the interbank foreign exchange

On Thursday, the rupee ended the day 5 paise weaker than the dollar, at 83.37.

The benchmark for global oil, Brent crude futures, saw a 0.47 percent decrease to USD 80.48 per barrel.