<p>Mumbai: The rupee depreciated by 6 paise to settle at 83.64 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, dragged by sustained foreign fund outflows.</p>.<p>However, a decline in global crude prices and a firm trend in domestic equities restricted the rupee losses, forex traders said.</p>.<p>At the interbank foreign exchange, the local unit opened slightly weak at 83.66 against the American currency. During the session, it dropped 13 paise to touch 83.71.</p>.<p>However, the local unit recovered some lost ground to settle at 83.64, a decline of 6 paise against its previous close.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, the rupee closed at 83.58 against the American currency.</p>.<p>On the domestic equity markets front, the Sensex climbed 666.25 points to settle at an all-time high of 85,836.12, while Nifty rallied 211.90 points to hit a record of 26,216.05.</p>.<p>The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, declined 0.14 per cent to 100.48.</p>.<p>Brent crude, the international benchmark, fell 1.51 per cent to 72.35 in futures trade.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital markets on Wednesday, offloading shares worth Rs 973.94 crore, according to exchange data.</p>
<p>Mumbai: The rupee depreciated by 6 paise to settle at 83.64 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, dragged by sustained foreign fund outflows.</p>.<p>However, a decline in global crude prices and a firm trend in domestic equities restricted the rupee losses, forex traders said.</p>.<p>At the interbank foreign exchange, the local unit opened slightly weak at 83.66 against the American currency. During the session, it dropped 13 paise to touch 83.71.</p>.<p>However, the local unit recovered some lost ground to settle at 83.64, a decline of 6 paise against its previous close.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, the rupee closed at 83.58 against the American currency.</p>.<p>On the domestic equity markets front, the Sensex climbed 666.25 points to settle at an all-time high of 85,836.12, while Nifty rallied 211.90 points to hit a record of 26,216.05.</p>.<p>The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, declined 0.14 per cent to 100.48.</p>.<p>Brent crude, the international benchmark, fell 1.51 per cent to 72.35 in futures trade.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital markets on Wednesday, offloading shares worth Rs 973.94 crore, according to exchange data.</p>