<div>The rupee weakened 12 paise to quote at 68.74 against the dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market today on month-end demand for the American currency from importers and banks.<br /><br />A firm dollar against some global currencies overseas and a lower opening of the domestic equity market weighed on the rupee, dealers said.<br /><br />The rupee bounced back by 10 paise to end at 68.62 against the American currency in Friday's trade on fag-end selling of dollars on the back of a recovery in the equity market.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex fell 58.60 points, or 0.25 per cent, to 23,095.70 in early trade.</div>
<div>The rupee weakened 12 paise to quote at 68.74 against the dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market today on month-end demand for the American currency from importers and banks.<br /><br />A firm dollar against some global currencies overseas and a lower opening of the domestic equity market weighed on the rupee, dealers said.<br /><br />The rupee bounced back by 10 paise to end at 68.62 against the American currency in Friday's trade on fag-end selling of dollars on the back of a recovery in the equity market.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex fell 58.60 points, or 0.25 per cent, to 23,095.70 in early trade.</div>