Rupee opens at 76-mark, slips 32 paise against US dollar

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At the interbank foreign exchange the rupee opened at 74.60, registering a rise of 56 paise over its previous close

Rupee opened at 73.98, then gained further ground, registering a rise of 32 paise over its previous close

The forex market sentiment, pulling the rupee down to 73.44 against the previous day's close of 73.39 a dollar.

The rupee opened at 73.10, then gained further ground and touched a high of 72.90 against the US dollar.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against the basket of six currencies was trading 0.15 per cent lower at 97.98.