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Markets ended flat after falling nearly 300 points intraday on back of significant buying witnessed in software exporters amid expectations of margin improvement after rupee touched yet another record low of 68 per US dollar.
On a provisional basis, 30-share Sensex rose 15.85 points to end at 17,983.93 and the 50-share Nifty shed 2.45 points at 5,285 levels.
The rupee today breached the 68-mark against the dollar for the first time in history and quoted at 68.75 in early trades.
The Indian currency traded at 67.68 per US dollar against yesterday’s close of 66.24/USD. The previous all-time low was Rs 66.19 per dollar, a level the rupee had ended on yesterday. The currency has fallen more than 8% so far this week.
