Rupee up by one paise against USD
Mumbai, June 5 (UNI) Rupee on Monday appreciated by one paise to close at 85.62 tracking muted moves in Asian peers, even as the dollar weakened ahead of closely watched trade talks between the U.S. and China, the trader said
At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 85.61 against the greenback
The partially convertible rupee recorded intra-day high and low at 85.60 and 85.73, respectively, dealers added.
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