Rupee advances by 13 paise in morning trade

Mumbai, Jan 13 (PTI) The Indian rupee continues to trade
firm for the third consecutive day on Thursday, when it gained
another 13 paise to Rs 45.00 a dollar in the morning trade on
banks selling the US currency on account of its weakness in
the overseas market.
At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the
local currency opened higher at 45.06/07 a dollar from its
last close of 45.13/14 and firmed up further to 45.00 per
dollar before quoting at 45.09/10 per dollar at 1030 hours.
It moved in a range of 45.00 per dollar and 45.12 per
dollar in the morning deals.
The US dollar index fell for the third day in a row in
New York market on Wednesday, to its lowest in more than a
week. PTI RSU
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