The rupee weakened by 28 paise to 63.58 against the US dollar in early trade today at the Interbank Foreign Exchange due to month-end demand for the American currency from importers amid capital outflows.
Forex dealers attributed the fall in the rupee to month-end demand for the US dollar from importers and sustained capital outflows amid a lower opening in the domestic stock market.
They said, however, dollar's weakness against the euro as the chances of an US interest rate hike faded, capped the rupee's fall.