The rupee was marginally stronger in choppy trade on Thursday tracking domestic shares after it dropped in early deals on the back of weaker Asian currencies.
* At 9:22 am, the partially convertible rupee was at 44.6400/6475 per dollar after falling to 44.74 early. It had ended at 44.70/71 per dollar on Wednesday.
* Indian shares edged 0.1% higher in choppy trade early on Thursday, recovering from the previous day's 0.6% fall, but sentiment was cautious on lower risk taking ability as concerns over a slowdown in world economy weighed.
* Most Asian currencies were weaker than the US dollar on Thursday.
* The index of the dollar against six major currencies was at 73.807 points from 73.770 when the domestic market closed on Wednesday.
