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Indian rupee hits 5-1/2 month high; more govt reforms seen

Published October 4, 2012 Updated October 4, 2012 04:56am

 

India's cabinet is set approve bills that would raise the cap on foreign direct investment in insurance firms and open the pension sector to foreign investors, a government minister told reporters on Wednesday.

 

The rupee was at 51.99/52.01 to the dollar at 9.06 a.m. after rising to as high as 51.96 in opening trades. It closed on Wednesday at 52.1550/1650.

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