The rupee inched down versus the dollar on the money market on Wednesday in the process of trading, dealers said. The rupee shed two-paisa against the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 101.82 and Rs 101.83 respectively, they said.
In the third Asian trade, dollar slipped against a basket of major currencies, with the near-term focus on whether US retail sales data will point to a pick-up in US growth after a weak first quarter. The dollar index slipped 0.2 percent to 94.382, pulling away from this week's high 95.258 set on Monday.
The euro edged higher, rising 0.3 percent to $1.1249, supported by recent rises in euro zone yields. The single currency, however, still remained below a two-month high of $1.1392 set last week.
The dollar was trading against the Indian rupee at Rs 64.19, the greenback was at 3.6040 versus the Malaysian ringgit and the US currency was at 6.2058 in terms of the Chinese yuan. Inter bank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Wednesday: 77.80-77.80 (previous 77.80-77.80). Call Money Rates: 05.75-7.50 percent (Previous 05.50-07.50 percent).

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Open Bid       Rs.102.50
Open Offer     Rs.102.70
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Bid Rate       Rs.101.82
Offer Rate     Rs.101.83
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