Rupee strengthens by 4 paise against dollar in early trade
The Indian rupee has strengthened by four paise against the US dollar to 64.32 in the early trade on Tuesday on back of sustained selling of the dollar by banks and exporters.
The rupee strengthened by four paise to 64.32 against the US dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market on sustained selling of the American currency by banks and exporters.
Forex dealers said that besides continued selling of the greenback by banks and exporters, a higher opening of the domestic equity market backed the rupee.
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On Monday, the rupee had firmed up by eight paise to close at a near three-week high of 64.36 a dollar on steady selling of the American currency by state-owned banks and exporters.
Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex rose by 120.83 points, or 0.38%, to 31,430.32 in early trade.
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