The spot rupee opened at 44.79/80 against the dollar but closed at a three-month low of 45.19/20 following dollar demand from banks Six month and one year forward premia closed at 1.17 per cent and 1.26 per cent, respectively Money market Sentiment: BearishGilt prices fell towards the end of the day after rising in the beginningThe ten-year benchmark security closed at 7.55 per cent Call rates closed at 5.5/5.6 per cent with RBI absorbing around Rs 49,000 crore from the marketThe sentiment turned bearish with a sharp fall in the equity market The corporate bond market remained lacklustre