The 10-year bond yield was trading at 6.433%, compared to Friday’s close of 6.465%. Photo: MintMumbai: The Indian rupee on Monday strengthened against the US dollar tracking the gains in the Asian currencies markets. At 9.08 am, rupee was trading at 68.05 per US dollar—up 0.19% from its previous close of 68.18. India’s benchmark Sensex index was trading at 26,990.35 points—down 0.16% or 44.15 points from its previous close. The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 100.30—down 0.44% from its previous close of 100.74.

Source: Mint January 23, 2017 03:55 UTC