The Indian rupee held in a tight range on Monday as mild gains in domestic shares and the dollar's losses versus majors was offset by concerns over sustained risk aversion in global markets. The partially convertible rupee closed at 46.65/66 per dollar, slightly stronger than 46.67/68 at close on Friday. The unit traded in a narrow range of 46.56-46.6750.
One-month offshore non-deliverable forward contracts were at 46.86, weaker than the onshore spot rate. In the currency futures market, the most traded near-month dollar-rupee contracts on the National Stock Exchange and MCX-SX closed at 46.6950 and 46.6925 respectively, with the total traded volume on the two exchanges at about $4.2 billion.