Rupee strengthens, but still above 68-mark

Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) The Indian rupee halted its downward movement and marginally strengthened on Friday but closed above the 68-mark against the US dollar in the day's trade -- at a level last seen in early September, 2013. During the intra-day trade, the Indian rupee touched its lowest level since early September 2013 at 68.47 on spot. "On the back of risk aversion across Asian stock market, dollar gained against the Indian rupee," Anindya Banerjee, associate vice president for currency deriv