Dollar closed at 64.9350 against its opening at 64.9400 Dollar closed flat due to little changed opening as investors preferred to remain on sidelines on lack of fresh triggers. The greenback remained flat against its major peers as lack of US economic data kept some investors on the sidelines. Investors expect things to pick up after the release of US weekly jobless claims and wholesale trade data while consumer sentiment is due for Friday. Asian stocks climbed in early Thursday trade, following the firmer lead from Wall Street in the last session. Investors in the region will await the release of Chinese inflation data and keep an eye on President Donald Trump's stop in Beijing.
Adding to this, Indian shares opened higher tracking Asian shares amid optimism that Goods and Services Tax council may reduce tax on 80% of items in top 28% slab and steadiness in the crude oil prices.
Sensex provisionally ends 70.28 points higher with 17 components in green.
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Gold dipped in Asia as got down to talks with China\'s President Xi Jinping over contentious trade issues and tensions on the Korean peninsula.
Asia stocks hovered near a decade high following another record breaking day on Wall Street, while the New Zealand dollar rallied as hawkish-sounding statements by the country’s central bank boosted the recently battered currency.
Oil prices held steady after falling late in the previous session, supported by ongoing supply cuts led by OPEC and Russia.
China's consumer inflation rate accelerated to 1.9 percent in October from a year earlier, beating market expectations, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Thursday.
Aussie dipped in Asia as China prices came in softer at a monthly pace, rising questions on consumer demand and in New Zealand the kiwi took a downturn after the central bank held rates steady.