Rupee ends almost flat at 66.19 vs US dollar

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Mumbai, Nov 21; The Indian rupee ended steady against the American currency at 66.19 per dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange here on Friday in view of steady dollar in the overseas market.

The Indian unit resumed higher at 66.10 per dollar as against yesterday’s close of 66.18 and moved up further to 66.07 on selling of dollars by banks and exporters.

However, it washed out initial gains and dropped to 66.27 per dollar on fag-end dollar demand before closing at 66.19 as against 66.18 on Thursday.

It hovered in the range of 66.07 to 66.27 per dollar during the day.

The dollar index was trading higher by 0.17 per cent against a basket of six currencies in the late afternoon trade.

In the overseas market, the US dollar was nearly unchanged against the yen and the euro during Asia trade as investors refrained from taking strong positions amid a lack of fresh incentives.

Meanwhile, the Indian benchmark Sensex moved up by 26.57 points or 0.10 per cent.

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