Rupee little changed; Japan slips into recession

Reuters Market Eye - The rupee is little changed at 61.69 vs its previous close of 61.72/73.

Asian currencies stronger to mixed versus dollar.

The 50-share Nifty down 0.19 pct.

The rupee stable, but volatility high in the dollar index as Japan slips into recession.

Japan GDP shrinks 1.6 pct in July-Sept vs 2.1 pct rise expected.

(Reporting by Gaurav Pai)