Indian financial and stock markets are closed on Wednesday for the Independence Day holiday. Trading resumes on Thursday. On Tuesday, the benchmark 30-share index ended down 0.11 percent, or 16.30 points, at 15,000.91. The index is up nearly 9 percent on the year, but is 5.5 percent below a record high of 15,868.85 hit on July 24.
The partially convertible rupee ended at 40.75/76 per dollar on Tuesday, down from Monday's finish of 40.625/635 as it posted its weakest close since June 28. It hit a nine-year high of 40.20 last month. The 10-year government yield ended at 7.98 percent on Tuesday, level with its close on both Monday and Friday.