Investors bullish on Asian currencies as trade worries fade: report

The poll uses estimates of net long or short positions on a scale of minus 3 to plus 3.

Rupee slips 3 paise against US dollar in early trade

The rupee opened weak at 71.21 and slipped further to hit 71.22 against the US dollar.

The 30-share BSE index was trading 233.92 points or 0.57 per cent higher at 41,349.30.

The 30-share BSE index was trading 204.30 points or 0.49 per cent higher at 41,528.11.

Rupee is trading at 71.17 against the US dollar in opening trade on Tuesday, tracking weak domestic equity market.

After hitting an intra-day low of 41,301.63, the 30-share BSE index pared losses to trade 86.90 points or 0.21 per cent lower at 41,442.01.

Brent crude LCOc1 futures were up by 74 cents, or 1.1 per cent, to 65.59 by 0331 GMT, having earlier reached USD 66.00 a barrel.

The 30-share BSE index pared gains to trade 31.32 points or 0.07 per cent higher at 41,976.69.

Inflows thinned by year-end, hitting 41-month low of Rs 1,312 crore in November as investors did not see index returns, say insiders

The BSE gauge Sensex logged a hefty 345.65 points or 0.83 per cent gains in the previous week