Rupee lower in early trade

Pent up dollar demand to come up as US markets were closed on Monday, say dealers

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Last Updated : Feb 18 2014 | 12:54 PM IST

The rupee is trading lower at 62.03/04 vs previous close of 61.84/85, tracking negative regional stocks and FX cues.

US markets were closed on Monday, so pent-up dollar demand will come up, say dealers.

"The upticks will be sold near 62.30. I am looking at a 61.70-62.30 range for the day," says a dealer with a forex firm. The Nifty was trading 0.04% lower.

Emerging Asian currencies were trading lower vs dollar.

The yen inched down against its major counterparts in early trade on Tuesday, as investors waited to see if the Bank of Japan would hold policy steady as expected and perhaps hint at the possibility of further easing ahead.

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First Published: Feb 18 2014 | 9:27 AM IST

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