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The rupee ends down 2 paise at 65.19 against the US dollar on Tuesday on some dollar-buying by importers and banks and a choppy domestic equity market.
The rupee opened at 65.21 and traded between 65.24 and 65.15 in intra-day deals.
The greenback’s gains against major global currencies ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s key policy meet that kicks off later in the day, in which it is expected to hike interest rates, weighed on the domestic unit, dealers said.
Yesterday, the rupee slipped 23 paise to close at 65.17 against the dollar due to concerns over a widening current account deficit.
FIIs bought shares worth Rs 292.23 crore on a net basis yesterday, provisional data showed.
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