The rupee ended marginally higher at 61.39 per dollar against the previous close of 61.42 amid weakness in domestic equity market.

The BSE Sensex was down 0.10 per cent at 26,246.79 while the NSE Nifty was down 10 points or 0.12 per cent at 7,842.70.

According to dealers, the domestic unit is trading range bound tracking the dollar overseas. In intra-day trade, the domestic unit touched a high of 61.34 and a low of 61.54.

The interbank call money rates, the rates at which banks borrow short-term money from each other, ended higher at 8.10 per cent against the previous close of 7.35 per cent. Government bond (8.40 per cent G-Sec, maturing in 2024) yields softened to 8.40 per cent against the previous close of 8.45 per cent. The price of the security rose to Rs. 99.93 against the previous close of Rs. 99.63.

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