Dollar's strength against some currencies overseas and firming crude oil prices also put pressure on the rupee, dealers said.
Forex dealers said besides robust month-end demand for the American currency from oil importers, dollar's strength against its rival currencies on expectations of rising interest rates amid lingering Sino-US trade tensions, weighed on the domestic currency.
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