The Indian rupee weakened against the U.S. dollar in later deals on Friday after data showing that India's trade deficit widened to $17.7 billion in December versus $14.7 billion last year.
The rupee fell 0.74 percent to 54.7625 against the greenback, off its early 8-day high of 54.3595. The rupee is likely to seek next support level at 55.5. The pair closed yesterday's deals at 54.5655.
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