Rupee climbs up 5 paise against US dollar
Yesterday, rupee ended steady at 64.78 in a range-bound trade amid concerns over a possible interest rate hike.
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Meanwhile, the dollar index dropped by 0.47 per cent to 102.73 against a basket of six currencies in the late afternoon trade.
Mumbai: The rupee went up 5 paise to 64.73 against the dollar on Friday on fresh selling of the American unit by exporters and banks.
The dollar turned weak overseas after a key US employment report showed that job growth has slowed, which helped the rupee.
Yesterday, the rupee ended steady at 64.78 in a range-bound trade amid concerns over a possible interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve.
Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex fell 56.84 points, or 0.18 per cent, to 31,312.50 in early session today.
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