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Rupee trades weaker on dollar demand

Dollar clung to modest gains early on Wednesday after bulls latched onto comment by head of US Fed

Reuters Mumbai

The rupee fell to 60.20/21 from its Tuesday close of 60.12/13 as recent dollar buying from state-run banks continues, but will look to the share market for further direction.

The 50-share Nifty is up 0.4%.

The dollar clung to modest gains early on Wednesday after bulls latched onto a comment by the head of the Federal Reserve that rates could rise sooner if employment continued to improve, while strong inflation sent sterling to a six-year high.

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First Published: Jul 16 2014 | 10:50 AM IST

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