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The rupee fell 62 paise, or 0.9%, to close at 72.09 per dollar, its weakest close since early September. Speculative long positions were unwound after weak industrial output data and a Moody's outlook revision, and the central bank was absent from the market.
Weak macro data and the absence of central bank support raise the rupee cost of dollar-priced feed imports, which squeezes Indian buyers.
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