The rupee ended lower at 66.30 per dollar on dollar demand from banks and importers on the back of bullish greenback in the overseas market.
The Indian rupee opened lower at 66.10 per dollar as against yesterday’s level of 66.03 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market.
In intra-day trade, it touched a low of 66.32 and a high of 66.09
Overseas, the US dollar sat near a seven—month high against a basket of currencies in Asian early trade as the euro slid on expectations for the European Central Bank to ease monetary policy in December.
Data released overnight showed consumer prices in the US increased 0.2 per cent in October after two straight months of decline.