MUMBAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)sold $552 million in the local forex market in August and bought$100 million, compared with net sales of $785 million in theprevious month, data from the central bank showed on Thursday.
The rupee gained 0.2 percent against the dollar inAugust. It was trading at 52.72/74 to a dollar in late trades onThursday.
In the forward dollar market, outstanding dollar sales fellto $14.11 billion in August from $14.46 billion in July, RBIdata showed.
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