Mumbai: The Indian rupee closed stronger against the US dollar for the second day in a row, ahead of the release of key economic data later today. The rupee ended at 69.35 a dollar, up 0.14% from its previous close of 69.45. The Indian had currency opened at 69.45 a dollar. Meanwhile, the benchmark Sensex index rose 0.48% to close at 39,756.81 points. However, the Hong Kong dollar was up 0.11%, while safe haven Japanese yen rose 0.05%.

Source: Mint June 12, 2019 11:37 UTC