USD/INR closed at 71.55 against its opening at 71.65. USD/INR closed little changed Thursday as likely overseas outflows from local stocks offset lower dollar demand from oil importers following sharp fall in oil prices. Investors are pulling out of local stocks, while sharp fall in oil prices lead to decreased dollar demand from oil importers. The benchmark 10-year US Treasury note fell to 1.310%, a new all-time low, from 1.328% Tuesday. Investors continued to seek shelter of the US Treasuries on mounting worries the coronavirus epidemic might slam global economic growth. According to a tally of cases published by the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering's Centers for Systems Science and Engineering, there are now 81,245 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and at least 2,770 deaths. The 30-share index was down 0.47% at 39,702.22 on BSE, while the 50-share Nifty was 0.46% down at 11,624.75 on the National Stock Exchange. Brent crude oil futures traded 0.99% down at $52.90/bbl. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, traded at 98.97 during early Asian trade Thursday compared with 99.13 it hit during overnight trade.