Rupee falls 4 paise to close at 83.43 against US dollar
Forex traders said a weak trend in domestic equities also dented investor sentiments.
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Forex traders said a weak trend in domestic equities also dented investor sentiments.
Last year, MNCs paid Tk 5,060 crore as dividends, representing 72 percent of the total earnings while in 2022, they gave out Tk 6,346 crore in dividends, which accounted for 95 percent of the profits.
Japan last intervened in October 2022 as the yen plumbed lows near 152 per dollar. It was then estimated to have spent as much as 9.2 trillion yen ($60.78 billion) defending the currency.
Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, rose 0.53 per cent to USD 86.56 per barrel.
It is currently traded for 151.35 against dollar