<p>The Indian rupee plunged 23 paise to 73.65 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday, tracking a strong American currency and muted trend in domestic equities.</p>.<p>At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 73.48 against the dollar, then fell to 73.65, registering a decline of 23 paise from the last close.</p>.<p>In the previous session, the rupee had settled at 73.42 against the US dollar.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/el-salvador-s-adoption-of-bitcoin-is-off-to-a-rocky-start-1028223.html" target="_blank">Read | El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin is off to a rocky start</a></strong></p>.<p>Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.02 per cent to 92.53.</p>.<p>Foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market on Tuesday as they offloaded shares worth Rs 145.45 crore, as per exchange data.</p>.<p>On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share index was trading 0.85 points lower at 58,278.63. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty was trading 1.75 points down at 17,360.35.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures advanced 0.04 per cent to $ 71.72 per barrel.</p>.<p><b data-stringify-type="bold">Check out the latest DH Videos here:</b></p>
<p>The Indian rupee plunged 23 paise to 73.65 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday, tracking a strong American currency and muted trend in domestic equities.</p>.<p>At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 73.48 against the dollar, then fell to 73.65, registering a decline of 23 paise from the last close.</p>.<p>In the previous session, the rupee had settled at 73.42 against the US dollar.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/el-salvador-s-adoption-of-bitcoin-is-off-to-a-rocky-start-1028223.html" target="_blank">Read | El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin is off to a rocky start</a></strong></p>.<p>Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.02 per cent to 92.53.</p>.<p>Foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market on Tuesday as they offloaded shares worth Rs 145.45 crore, as per exchange data.</p>.<p>On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share index was trading 0.85 points lower at 58,278.63. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty was trading 1.75 points down at 17,360.35.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures advanced 0.04 per cent to $ 71.72 per barrel.</p>.<p><b data-stringify-type="bold">Check out the latest DH Videos here:</b></p>