Rupee drops 17 paise to close at 68.62 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) The rupee today dropped by 17 paise to settle at 68.62 paise against US dollar at the interbank foreign exchange market.

The pound sterling finished sharply lower at Rs 89.39/41 at the close of the forex market here today.

Following are the Interbank forex and FBIL rates :

(In Rs per unit) Unit Interbank FBIL Reference US Dollar 68.62/63 US Dollar 68.5652 Pound Sterling 89.39/41 EURO 79.7363 Euro 79.72/74 Japanese yen (100) 60.74/76 PTI EDM RHB KNM MR

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