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Rupee lower on month-end dollar demand

Fiscal defict, GDP data eyed

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Last Updated : Feb 28 2014 | 10:05 AM IST

The rupee is trading lower at 62.06/07 per dollar versus its close of 61.98/99 on Wednesday.

Month-end dollar demand from importers is likely to keep the USD/INR pair bid.

"Euro and other majors are lower compared to our Wednesday close," says a senior dealer.

The fiscal deficit figures for April-January period and GDP data for Oct-Dec quarter are awaited.

The dollar held steady against the yen and the euro on Friday, after a surge in US equities confirmed investor appetite for risk and helped the currency recoup some of the losses suffered earlier on geopolitical concerns.

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First Published: Feb 28 2014 | 9:41 AM IST

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