The rupee lost 26 paise against the US currency in early trade in line with a meltdown in stock markets.

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the rupee fell by 26 paise to 46.51 a dollar. The rupee had closed lower by 28 paise at 46.25/26 a dollar in the previous session.

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