Rupee falls further, down 8 paise against US dollar

Domestic currency drops by 8 paise against Dollar. However, the benchmark BSE Sensex rallied 424.99 points, or 1.50 percent, to 28,726.26 in openning session.

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated by a further 8 paise to 67.15 against US dollar in early session on Friday.

 

On Thursday, the domestic currency had dropped 17 paise to close at 67.07 on fresh American currency demand from banks and importers despite weakness in the greenback globally.

 

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In the meantime however, the benchmark BSE Sensex rallied 424.99 points, or 1.50 per cent, to 28,726.26 in early trade. (With PTI inputs)