INTER-BANK MARKET RATES: The rupee picked up eight paisas versus the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 104.76 and Rs 104.77.
OPEN MARKET RATES: The rupee rose by 20 paisas in terms of the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 105.70 and Rs 105.90. The rupee, however, lost Rs 1.50 in relation to the euro for buying and selling at Rs 117.50 and Rs 119.00.
Market sources said that the rupee managed to gain modestly versus the dollar. Leading experts said that the dollar was in demand but supply was enough to meet the demand.
Recent political and economical uncertainties in the country failed to affect the currency exchange regime, they observed.
The country's foreign exchange reserves stood at 24.19 billion dollar, they said.
OPEN MARKET RATES: On Monday, the rupee shed 10 paisas in terms of the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 105.90 and Rs 106.10. While, the rupee shed 60 paisas in relation the euro for buying and selling at Rs 116.00 Rs 117.50. On Tuesday, the rupee held the overnight levels in terms of the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 105.90 and Rs 106.10, they said.
While, the rupee shed 30 paisas in relation the euro for buying and selling at Rs 116.30 Rs 117.80, they said.
On Wednesday, the rupee recovered 10 paisas in terms of the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 105.80 and Rs 106.00. While, the rupee shed 45 paisas in relation the euro for buying and selling at Rs 116.75 Rs 118.00. On Thursday, the rupee recovered 20 paisas more in terms of the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 105.60 and Rs 105.80. While, the rupee depicted no change in relation the euro for buying and selling at Rs 116.75 Rs 118.00.
On Friday, the rupee sustained overnight levels in terms of the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 105.60 and Rs 105.80. While, the rupee tended lower in relation the euro, losing 25 paisas for buying and selling at Rs 117.00 and Rs 118.50.
On Saturday, the rupee failed to hold overnight levels in terms of the dollar, losing 10 paisas for buying and selling at Rs 105.70 and Rs 105.90, they said. The rupee also lost 50 paisas in relation to the euro for buying and selling at Rs 117.50 and Rs 119.00, they said.
INTER-BANK MARKET RATES: On Oct 31, the rupee slipped by one paisa versus the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 104.84 and Rs 104.85. On Nov, 1st, the rupee rose by three paisas versus the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 104.81 and Rs 104.82. On November 2nd, the rupee was almost unchanged versus the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 104.80 and Rs 104.82. On November 3, the rupee inched up versus the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 104.78 and Rs 104.83.
On November 4th, the rupee gained slightly versus the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 104.76 and Rs 104.77.
OVERSEAS OUTLOOK FOR DOLLAR: In the first Asian trade, the dollar edged up, staying on track for a monthly gain, but remained shy of recent highs as investors became less sure that Hillary Clinton would win the US presidential election after the FBI's new probe into her private email use.
The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, added 0.1 percent to 98.418 , up 3.1 percent for October and likely to match May's gain, but below last Tuesday's nearly nine-month high of 99.119.
The dollar tumbled late on Friday after the US Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed its probe of newly found emails related to Clinton's use of a private server, rocking the Democratic candidate's campaign just days ahead of the November 8 election.
The dollar was trading against the Indian rupee at Rs 66.79, the US currency was available at 4.2005 In terms of the Malaysian ringgit and the greenback was at 6.7697 in relation to the Chinese yuan.
Inter bank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Monday: 78.41-78.44 (previous 78.41-78.42).
In the second Asian trade, the dollar edged lower as the final days of the contentious US presidential campaign overshadowed other major market events, as investors weighed the latest concerns about an FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.
Clinton held a five percentage point lead over Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Monday, down only slightly since the FBI said last week it was reviewing new emails in its investigation of the former secretary of state ahead of the November 8 election.
The dollar was trading against the Indian rupee at Rs 66.79, the greenback was at 4.1900 versus the Malaysian ringgit and the US currency at 6.7712 in relation to the Chinese yuan.
In the third Asian trade, the dollar was on the back foot against the euro and yen on Wednesday as the possibility the US presidential election could be too close to call jangled investor nerves. The greenback slumped to a three-week low against the euro and lost ground versus the yen overnight, as some polls showed Republican Donald Trump ahead after the FBI said it was probing newly-found emails related to Democrat Hillary Clinton's use of a private server. The euro was steady at $1.1057 after rising about 0.7 percent to $1.1069 the previous day, its highest since October 11.
The dollar was trading against the Indian rupee at Rs 66.85, the greenback was at 4.1950 in terms of the Malaysian ringgit and the US currency was at 6.7648 in relation to the Chinese yuan. Inter bank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Wednesday: 78.44-78.46 (previous 78.45-78.46).
In the fourth Asian trade, the dollar nursed its losses on Thursday as deepening concerns about next week's contentions US presidential election overshadowed the Federal Reserve's latest review where policy makers signalled they were on track to hike rates next month. The dollar edged up against yen with markets in Japan closed for a public holiday, after skidding as much as 1 percent overnight to its lowest since October 10.
It was last up 0.1 percent at 103.37 yen, inching away from its Wednesday low of 102.99 and well off its October 28 high of 105.53. While Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, seen as the status quo candidate for markets, remained ahead in many polls before Tuesday's vote, some investors have begun pricing in the possibility of victory for her Republican rival Donald Trump An average of polls compiled by the RealClearPolitics website showed Clinton just 1.7 percent ahead of Trump nationally on Wednesday, with 47 percent support to his 45.3 percent. But a Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll released on the same day showed Clinton ahead by 6 percentage points among likely voters.
The dollar was trading against the Indian rupee at 66.69, the greenback was 4.1820 in terms of the Malaysian ringgit and the US currency was at 6.7594 in relation to the Chinese yuan.
Inter bank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Thursday. 78.45-78.46 (previous 78.44-78.46)
In the final Asian trade, the dollar inched off recent lows against its major peers ahead of the US non-farm payrolls report due later in the day, but remained captive to jitters over a tightening US presidential election race. The dollar index was steady at 97.174 after crawling up from a three-week low of 97.041 seen overnight.
The index was on track to fall about 1.2 percent this week as Democrat Hillary Clinton's lead over Republican Donald Trump in the polls has appeared to dwindle following the re-emergence of a controversy over her private email server.
The currency market, with much of its focus on the November 8 election and having paid scant attention to key events like the Federal Reserve policy decision earlier in the week, was due to face the US non-farm payrolls report due later on Friday.
The dollar was trading against the Indian rupee at Rs 66.71, the greenback was at 4.1960 versus the Malaysian ringgit and the US currency was at Rs 6.7615 in terms of the Chinese yuan.
At the week-end, the US dollar slipped against the safe-haven Swiss franc on nervousness ahead of next week's US presidential election, despite a solid US jobs report that supported expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike next month.
Traders largely looked past the US October non-farm payrolls report, which showed wage growth that reinforced bets of a rate hike in December, choosing to position themselves ahead of an increasingly uncertain race for the White House.