* At 9:20 a.m. the partially convertible rupee was at 51.40/42 per dollar, off a high of 51.33, its strongest since Feb. 27 and above its previous close of 51.48/50.
* The dollar firmed against the euro and yen as traders looked ahead to a Federal Reserve policy meeting this week after a Group of 20 finance ministers' conclave at the weekend gave the market few trading incentives.
* However, most Asian currencies were higher against the dollar, which was supporting the rupee, dealers said.
* Most Asian stocks were trading higher. At 0350 GMT, the Hang Seng was up 1.3 percent, the Nikkei rose 2.5 percent and the Kospi was up 1 percent. Nifty futures traded in Singapore were marginally higher.
Source - http://in.news.yahoo.com/137/20090316/744/tbs-rupee-at-2-wk-high-gains-in-asian-un.html
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