Having opened at 71.52 to a dollar, the domestic currency, in early deals, traded at 71.64 a dollar, down 0.24% from Friday's close of 71.43. The currency touched a low of 71.64 -- a level last seen on 7 February. So far this year, the unit has declined by 2.3%.
The 10-year government bond yield was at 6.595% compared with its previous close of 6.589%.
In pre-trade, the benchmark equity index, Sensex, was up 0.1% at 37441.75 points. So far this year, the index has risen 3.7%.
In the year so far, foreign investors have bought nearly $8.31 billion in Indian equities and $2.91 billion in debt.
Asian currencies were trading lower. China renminbi was down 0.23%, Taiwan dollar 0.16%, Indonesian rupiah 0.16%, Malaysian ringgit 0.08%, Philippines peso 0.08%. However, Singapore dollar was up 0.09%, Japanese yen and Thai Baht were up 0.08%.
The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against a basket of major currencies, was at 98.298, down 0.05% from its previous close of 98.347.
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