Rupee slips by 5 paise against US dollar

The rupee weakened by 5 paise against the US currency to trade at 63.96 in opening session today due to month-end dollar demand from importers and banks.

Forex dealers said month-end demand for the US currency from importers and a lower opening in the domestic equity market put pressure on the rupee.A weak dollar overseas however provided some cushion to the



domestic currency, they added.

Yesterday, the rupee had rallied by 13 paise to end at a near three-week high of 63.91 a dollar on account of heavy selling of the US currency by exporters and banks.

Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex fell 150.20 points, or 0.47 per cent, to 31,600.62 in early trade today.