The U.S. dollar received a boost against major currency peers in Asian Market opening trades today, as a Federal Reserve official said he wasn\'t in a hurry to cut rates amid sticky inflation, and as traders braced for key economic data. Meanwhile, although still not far from the 152 mark, the yen was holding its ground against the greenback after Japan\'s top monetary officials yesterday suggested they were ready to intervene. There is no rush to cut the policy rate\" right now, Waller said in a speech prepared for delivery before an Economic Club of New York gathering. The dollar index, a measure of the greenback against major peer currencies, ticked up in the wake of Waller\'s comments and last held mostly unchanged at 104.35. It\'s gained around 3% so far in 2024. In major currencies today, the Japanese currency was last pinned at 151.34 against the dollar. Elsewhere, the euro was down 0.11% at $1.0816. Sterling fell 0.17% to $1. 2622. The Indian rupee opened stronger with a gap of about 05 paise at 83.32/33 against its previous session’s close of 83.37/38 and is expected to trade between 83.25 – 83.50 band today. (GLOBAL FOREX MARKETS INCLUDING INDIA ARE CLOSED TOMORROW (29TH MAR) FOR GOOD FRIDAY)