Rupee slides 16 paise against dollar to 68.24

DN Bureau

The rupee slipped 16 paise to 68.24 against the US dollar in early trade .

Rupee falls by 16 paise
Rupee falls by 16 paise


Mumbai: The rupee slipped 16 paise to 68.24 against the US dollar in early trade today due to fresh buying of the American currency by importers amid sustained foreign fund outflows.

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Yesterday, the local currency had staged a good comeback to end with a sharp gain of 30 paise at 68.08 against the US currency on heavy bouts of dollar selling by banks and exporters with equities gaining ground.

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Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex climbed 123.06 points, or 0.35 per cent, to 35,670.39 in opening trade. (PTI)










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