The Indian rupee opened with marginal gains against the US dollar on October 23. The rupee opened higher at 94.79 per dollar, compared with Wednesday’s close of 94.82.
Asian currencies traded mixed against the US dollar, with the Indonesian rupiah declining the most by 0.24 percent, followed by the Japanese yen, which fell 0.10 percent. The Thai baht, Taiwan dollar and Malaysian ringgit also weakened by 0.08 percent, 0.08 percent and 0.07 percent, respectively.
On the other hand, the South Korean won rose 0.28 percent, while the Philippine peso gained 0.21 percent. The Chinese renminbi edged up 0.03 percent, and the Singapore dollar was marginally higher by 0.01 percent against the previous close.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, was at 101.52, after touching its lowest level since the beginning of the month at 101.44 on Thursday.