Dollar closed at 65.1400 against its opening at 65.0800.Dollar closed flat due to tracking the firmness in the greenback amid oil importers demand even as most investors await the release of US non-farm payrolls data. The greenback gained grounds against its major peers after better than expected US private jobs data while investors considered implications of a change in Federal Reserve leadership. On the US economic front, employment in the US private sector increased by slightly more than anticipated in the month of September, reported the payroll processor Automatic Data Processing on Wednesday. ADP said private sector employment climbed by 135,000 jobs in September after surging up by a revised 228,000 jobs in August. 

Also, at a banking conference the Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen voiced support for making sure bank rules aren't unduly burdensome, underscoring her potential flexibility on post crisis financial regulation as President Donald Trump weighs whether to nominate her for a second term as central bank chief.

The Fed has been working hard to ensure that its regulation and supervision of banks are tailored appropriately to the size, complexity and role different institutions play in the financial system.

Sensex provisionally ends 74.68 points, or 0.24 percent, lower at 31,597.03 points, with 16 components in red.

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Asian shares were a tad firmer , taking their cues from strong U.S. data although holiday-thinned trade and uncertainty about the impact of recent hurricanes on the U.S. economy are likely to keep investors cautious.
 

Japanese stocks are forecast to scale a 21-year peak by year-end, boosted by a weaker yen and market expectations Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will prevail in a snap election he called for Oct. 22 in a boost for his broad political and economic agenda.


Gold was mostly unchanged early as the dollar held firm on strong U.S. services sector growth, with markets awaiting the key U.S. non-farm payrolls report on Friday.


Oil prices stabilized on expectations that Saudi Arabia and Russia would extend production cuts, although record U.S. exports dragged on the market.


Aussie fell on worse than expected retail sales despite a better-than-expected trade surplus in a quiet market with Fed Chair Janet Yellen refraining from remarks on monetary policy at a community banking conference in St. Louis.