Reuters Market Eye - The rupee is lower ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's rate meeting on Wednesday, Fed decision on tapering its monetary stimulus.
The rupee is trading at 61.91/92 versus 61.73/74 close on Monday; having traded in a 61.75-62.03 range in the session.
The USD/INR pair moving closer to 100-day moving average of 62.54.
A 25 basis points rate hike largely factored in so should not impact INR much, dealers say.
Dealers also cite outflows related to the unsubscribed portion of the Power Grid share sale.
Foreign investors had placed bids worth $2.7 billion for the share sale.
(Reporting by Subhadip Sircar)
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