Indian rupee at 1-wk highs; stocks open watched
MUMBAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The Indian rupee strengthened to its highest in more than a week on Friday boosted by gains in regional shares, which could prompt foreign fund inflows into the local sharemarket.
* At 9:07 a.m. the partially convertible rupee INR=IN was at 46.81/82 per dollar, its strongest since Oct. 27, and above its previous close of 47.0150/0250.
* At 0337 GMT, the MSCI index .MIAPJ0000PUS of Asian stocks ex-Japan was 1.7 percent higher, while the Nifty India stock futures SINc1 traded in Singapore were up 1 percent, both suggesting a higher start to the local sharemarket.
* The dollar held steady on Friday with investors consolidating positions ahead of October non-farm payrolls data due later in the session, a report that would highlight the durability of an economic recovery. [USD/] (Reporting by Swati Bhat; Editing by Prem Udayabhanu)
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