Rupee opens flat at 45.12/14 per USD

Mumbai, Apr 21: The rupee today opened flat at 45.12/14 per US dollar against the previous close of 45.11/12, said a foreign exchange (forex) dealer here.

Trading in a range the Indian unit firmed up to 45.11/12 in the mid-morning session around 1130 hrs.

Crude oil price softened in the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) trading at 71.95 in the morning, which was still not a comfortable level for the domestic currency.

Meanwhile, the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index (Sensex) entered correction phase after crossing 12,000 mark yesterday.

Sensex traded 19 points lower at 12,019 around 1130 hrs which might not impact rupee so much.

There was an outflow of Rs 201.10 crore in the equity markets on Wednesday according to market regulator SEBI, which might impact weaken rupee.

UNI