Crude oil prices fell, supporting the local currency. Brent crude futures fell 0.54% to $84.53 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude declined 0.41% to $80.25 a barrel.
On the domestic front, the Indian equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, opened flat on Monday. On Friday, the Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) net sold Indian shares worth ₹1,023.91 crore, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) net purchased shares to the tune of ₹1,634.37 crore, as per provisional data available on the exchanges.
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