MUMBAI, OCT 29: The rupee today slumped by 38 paise to close at 65.31 against the American currency on month-end dollar demand from importers and some banks.
The rupee resumed lower at 65.15 per dollar as against the last closing level of 64.93 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market and dropped further to 65.31 before settling at 65.31, showing a loss of 38 paise.
The RBI fixed the reference rate for the dollar at 65.1515 and for the euro at 71.2497.
The rupee fell against the pound sterling to finish at 99.65 from 99.27 previously while hardened against the euro to 71.63 from 71.88.
The domestic currency ended lower against the Japanese currency at 53.99 per 100 yen from 53.94.
