The rupee fell marginally by 3 paise to Rs 44.20 against the US dollar in the early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market today, weighed down by a weak trend in the stock market, but steady FII inflows restricted the losses.

The domestic unit had strengthened by 25 paise to close at a five-and-half month high of Rs 44.17/18 per dollar in the previous session, buoyed by healthy capital inflows and sustained sale of dollar by exporters and corporates.

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