Rupee down 5 paise to end at 67.18

After three days of rise, the rupee on Tuesday fell 5 paise to end at 67.18, on fresh dollar demand from banks and importers in spite of sustained rally in domestic capital market. Firm equity market failed to restrict the rupee’s fall against the dollar, a forex dealer said. The rupee opened lower at 67.1650 as against the last closing of 67.13 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market and dropped further to 67.1975 before closed at a loss of 0.07 per cent. The rupee had gained 0.47 per cent in the previous three trading days.