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				The rupee is trading at 59.2650/2700 compared with its previous close of 59.1525/1625 after likely intervention from the RBI and on dollar demand from importers.</div>
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				Traders expect the pair to be rangebound, while closely watching foreign fund inflows into local shares.</div>
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				Earlier, the pair had briefly trimmed gains after the RBI kept interest rates on hold, but the RBI was spotted buying dollars through state-owned banks starting around 59.16 rupee levels.</div>
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				The market cited little impact from the central bank&#39;s move later to allow banks to equally spread out additional provisioning on unhedged foreign currency exposure in the current fiscal year.</div>
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				The pair is seen trading in a 59.20 to 59.40 range during the session.</div>
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