Rupee stays near one-month highs; oil demand limits further gain

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Last Updated : Jan 13 2014 | 1:36 PM IST

Reuters Market Eye - The rupee is trading at 61.52/53 after hitting 61.49, its lowest since December 12 and below its close of 61.89/90 on Friday.

Gains in the domestic sharemarket and broad losses in the dollar helping the rupee but demand for the greenback from oil companies helps limit a further gain.

Surprise contraction in the factory output in November also hurting sentiment for the pair.

The consumer price inflation data due to be released at 5:30 p.m. (1200 GMT) will be crucial for further near-term direction.

The BSE Sensex is up 1.3 percent.

(Reporting by Swati Bhat)

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First Published: Jan 13 2014 | 1:22 PM IST

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