Rupee falls for 5th straight session, settles 9 paise down at 74.23/U.S. dollar
The Hindu
The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.05% to 94.29
The rupee declined by 9 paise to end at 74.23 (provisional) against the U.S. currency on Thursday, marking its fifth straight session of fall, amid risk averse sentiments and foreign fund outflows.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened on a negative note at 74.28 per dollar as against its previous close of 74.14.
It hovered in the range of 74.18 to 74.36 per dollar during the day before ending at 74.23 against the American currency.

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