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The rupee fell by 16 paise to Rs 45 per US dollar this morning on fresh dollar demand from banks and importers amid weak domestic equity markets and strengthening of the dollar overseas.
At the Interbank Forex Exchange, the rupee resumed lower at 44.97/98 per dollar as against the previous closing level of 44.84/85 and moved down further to 45.00 at 10.30 am.
The rupee moved in a range between Rs 44.88 and Rs 45.00 per dollar in morning deals.
Forex dealers said the dollar’s strength against major currencies overseas and a weak start in the stock market put pressure on the rupee.
The greenback gained against the euro yesterday and the Japanese yen and Swiss Franc advanced versus both currencies after a pair of US economic reports showed more weakness in the jobs market and manufacturing than economists expected, raising worries about the strength of the country’s recovery.
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