Mumbai:May 6,2016:Rupee run down by 7 paise to 66.62 against the US dollar in early trade due to sustained foreign fund outflows amid appreciation in the American currency foreign.

Dealers also credited the fall to fresh demand for the US currency from importers and banks and a lower opening of the domestic equity market.

Yesterday, the rupee ended fixed at 66.55 on mild selling of the US dollars by banks and exporters in view of recovery in the domestic equity market.

Howerver, the standard BSE Sensex fell 160.09 points, or 0.63 % , to 25,102.12 in early trade.