Rupee slips against dollar, reaches 17.35 vs dirham

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Rupee slips against dollar, reaches 17.35 vs dirham

Mumbai - A lower opening in the domestic equity market put pressure on the rupee

By PTI

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Published: Tue 29 Aug 2017, 8:54 AM

Last updated: Tue 29 Aug 2017, 11:12 AM

The rupee weakened by 5 paise against the US currency (17.35 vs dirham) to trade at 63.96 in opening session today due to month-end dollar demand from importers and banks.
Forex dealers said month-end demand for the US currency from importers and a lower opening in the domestic equity market put pressure on the rupee.
A weak dollar overseas however provided some cushion to the domestic currency, they added.

Yesterday, the rupee had rallied by 13 paise to end at a near three-week high of 63.91 a dollar on account of heavy selling of the US currency by exporters and banks.
Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex fell 150.20 points, or 0.47 per cent, to 31,600.62 in early trade today.


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