Rupee falls 6 paise to close at 94.73

The Indian rupee weakened by 6 paise to close at 94.73 against the US dollar, tracking a stronger dollar index. The currency opened at 94.69 and traded in a range of 94.63 to 94.92, with dealers attributing the decline to global dollar strength rather than domestic factors. The rupee is expected to trade between 94.20 and 95.00 in the next session.