MUMBAI: The Indian rupee stayed weak in afternoon trade on Monday as the dollar gained overseas with investors seeking safe-haven assets after bleak jobs data on Friday cemented view the United States might be slipping back into a recession. * Local share index also shed over 1 per cent on global growth concerns and weighed on the rupee, traders said. * At 1:52 p.m., the partially convertible rupee was at 45.88/90 per dollar, weaker than Friday's close of 45.79/80 when it had gained 0.6 per cent. * The index of the dollar against six major currencies was 74.970 points, after touching 75.074 points--strongest level since Aug. 5 earlier. It had been 74.506 at close of domestic currency markets on Friday. * The euro was at $1.4148, from $1.4249 previous close. * US employment growth ground to a halt in August, reviving recession fears and piling pressure on both President Barack Obama and the Federal Reserve to provide more stimulus to aid the frail economy.

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