The rupee was down by 17 paise at Rs 45.80 per US dollar in the early trade today on month-end dollar demand from importers, despite weakness of the greenback in overseas markets.

The domestic unit resumed lower at Rs 45.70/72 per dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market against its previous close of Rs 45.63/64 per dollar. It hovered in a range between Rs 45.70 and Rs 45.80 per dollar during the morning deals before quoting at Rs 45.75/76 per dollar at 10.30 a.m.

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