Indian Rupee drops 15 paise against US dollar

Last updated: January 27, 2016

Mumbai, India (BBN)-Indian rupee was trading lower by 15 paise at 67.98 against the American currency in early trade on Wednesday at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market as the dollar firmed up overseas.
Forex dealers said increased month-end demand for the US currency from importers and dollar’s gains against other currencies overseas put pressure on the rupee, reports the PTI.
They said, however, a higher opening in the domestic equity market, capped the rupee’s losses.
The rupee had ended 20 paise down at 67.83 against the US dollar on Monday following a renewed demand for the greenback.
The forex market remained closed yesterday for the Republic Day.
Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex rose 159.75 points, or 0.65 per cent, to 24,645.70 in early trade today.
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