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Opens at 83.95 against the greenback, touches 83.89

UltraTech Cement was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 3 per cent, followed by M&M, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank and Reliance Industries.

At the interbank forex market, the rupee was trading in a narrow range. It opened at 73.70 against the American currency.

Dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.13 per cent down at 93.39.

The Indian currency opened at 73.16 at the interbank forex market and touched an intra-day high of 73.08 and a low of 73.41 against the greenback.