Mumbai, Aug. 3 -- The Indian rupee strengthened against the US currency for the sixth consecutive session on Monday, closing higher by 12 paise at 95.31 (provisional) following a sharp drop in global crude oil prices and a softer greenback after US President Donald Trump decided to hold off strikes against Iran. INR hovered near a four-week high as the U.S. dollar index dipped following joint intervention by the United States and Japan to prop up the Japanese yen. FII inflows and gains in domestic stock markets provided further support to the local unit. Indian shares rose notably with a weaker dollar in international markets, renewed foreign fund inflows and cooling crude oil prices helping underpin investor sentiment. Brent crude future...