The rupee is lower ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's rate meeting on Wednesday and Fed's decision on tapering of its monetary stimulus.
The rupee is trading at 61.91/92 versus 61.73/74 close on Monday; having traded in a 61.75-62.03 range in the session.
The USD/INR pair is moving closer to 100-day moving average of 62.54.
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Dealers also cited outflows related to the unsubscribed portion of the Power Grid share sale.
Foreign investors had placed bids worth $2.7 billion for the share sale.