Sluggish domestic equities also weighed on trade
Gold reserves remained unchanged at $19.869 billion, the apex bank said
A burnished rupee takes polish off jewellery exports
Investor sentiment soured over rising military heat in the Middle East
P-note issuers see the equities' business as dwindling over time due to taxation
The company is a niche play on the small and medium enterprises (SME) segment
This is the biggest single-day fall for the rupee in three months
Traders and exporters offloaded long dollar bets, spooked by US air strikes against Syria
Robust foreign portfolio investment inflows give the rupee strong underlying support
Strengthened by 7 paise, this is the highest closing of the rupee since October 23, 2015
Total reserves had shot up by $ 2.67 billion to $366.78 billion for the previous reporting week
Banks' incremental credit-deposit ratio at 22% in FY17; tepid numbers in bonds, ECBs and equities
This is highest closing for the domestic unit since October 28, 2015, when it had closed at 64.93
The rupee has been rallying since January 2017
Foreign direct investment rose to $30.6 billion compared to an increase of $27.2 billion a year ago
Rupee was down because of fresh dollar demand from importers
Gains were majorly due to increased selling of US dollar by exporters and banks
With Rupee appreciating more than 3% since Dec 31, EPS of firms are expected to decline by 8%
Rupee is 3rd-best performing currency in Asia against dollar behind South Korea's won, Taiwan Dollar
The rupee closed at 65.41 a dollar, strengthening as much as 65.22 a dollar in the intraday