the indian rupee and bond was trading little changed as traders are awaiting the release of gross domestic product data due later on Friday.

The currency opened at 71.77 to a dollar. At 9.10 am, the domestic currency was trading at 71.76, up 0.01% from its Thursday’s close of 71.72.

Traders will also gauge chances of further easing by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which is expected to show economic growth slowed for a fifth straight quarter. Economic growth is further expected to ease to 5.7% in June-quarter from a five-year low of 5.8% in the previous period, according to a Bloomberg survey

The 10-year government bond yield was at 6.558% co

mpared with its previous close of 6.551%.

In pre-trade, the benchmark equity index Sensex was up 0.02% at 37461.03 points. So far this year, the index has risen 2.77%.

In the year so far, rupee weakened 2.81%, foreign investors have bought nearly $7.21 billion in Indian equities and $4.06 billion in debt.

Asian currencies were mixed as investors cautiously assess signs of some easing in trade tensions between the US and China.

Malaysian ringgit was down 0.22%, China Offshore 0.18%, China renminbi 0.13%, Singapore dollar 0.13%, Thai Baht 0.1%. However, South Korean won was up 0.54%, Philippines peso 0.08%, Taiwan dollar 0.08%, Japanese yen 0.04%.

The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against a basket of major currencies, was at 98.525, up 0.02% from its previous close of 98.507.