The rupee on Tuesday declined by 11 paise to close at 74.35 (provisional) against the US currency due to a stronger dollar in the overseas markets.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic currency opened flat at 74.23 against the American currency, but later slipped to close at 74.35.
During the session, the local unit touched an intra-day high of 74.21 and a low of 74.36 against the US currency. On Friday, the rupee had settled at 74.24 against the US dollar.
The forex market was closed on Monday for 'Parsi New Year'.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.06 per cent higher at 92.68.
Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.37 per cent to $69.25 per barrel.
On the domestic equity market front, the BSE Sensex ended 209.69 points or 0.38 per cent higher at 55,792.27, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 51.55 points or 0.31 per cent to 16,614.60.
Meanwhile, foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market on Monday as they offloaded shares worth Rs 1,088.32 crore, according to the exchange data.
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