The rupee had hit an intra-day low of 61.6750 on Friday, its lowest level since Oct. 17.
Traders are looking ahead at the consumer prices data due on Wednesday, amid rising expectation the Reserve Bank of India could opt for earlier-than-expected cuts in interest rates should inflation continue to ease.
The partially convertible rupee closed at 61.31/32 per dollar, unchanged from its Tuesday close.
The RBI's warnings signal its concern that unhedged firms could be a vulnerable link should global markets buckle.
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In the offshore non-deliverable forwards, the one-month contract was at 61.58, while the three-month contract was at 62.18.
Forex dealers attributed the rupee's fall to increased demand for the US currency from importers and a lower opening in the domestic equity market.
Forex dealers said besides increased selling of the American currency by exporters and banks, the dollar's weakness against other currencies overseas also supported the rupee, but a lower opening in the domestic equity market limited the rise.
Standard and Poor's raised the outlook for India's "BBB-minus" rating back to "stable" from 'negative,' saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's 'strong' mandate would allow it to implement fiscal and economic reforms.
The rupee had gained 2 paise to end at 60.93 against the greenback in Thursday's trade.
The rupee appreciated by 10 paise to close at a nearly six-week high of 60.29 against the US dollar in the previous session tracking a solid rally in local shares and continued dollar selling by exporters and some banks.
Forex dealers said besides increased selling of the American currency by exporters and banks, a higher opening in the domestic equity market and the dollar's weakness against other currencies overseas supported the rupee.
Forex dealers said besides the dollar's gains against other currencies overseas, increased demand from importers for the American unit put pressure on the rupee but a higher opening in the domestic equity market capped losses.
Forex dealers said increased selling of the American currency by exporters and banks supported the rupee but a lower opening of the domestic equity market and dollar's rise against other currencies overseas restricted the gains.
India's fiscal deficit and inflation outlook could prevent any upgrades in the country's sovereign rating, even as the economy is headed for recovery
The rupee had lost 15 paise to hit two-week closing low of 60.68 against the dollar in yesterday's trade on consistent demand for the US currency from importers and some banks on strong global cues.
Forex dealers said besides dollar's gains against other currencies, increased demand for the American unit from importers put pressure on the rupee, but a higher opening in the domestic equity market limited the losses.
The rupee had eased by five paise to close at 60.50 against the dollar in the previous session on Thursday.
Besides, a higher opening in the domestic equity market and strengthening of the euro against the dollar overseas supported the local currency, forex dealers said.
Sentiment remains broadly supported on strong foreign buying in Indian markets, especially in debt.
Earlier, the rupee resumed slightly lower by 60.77 as against the last closing level of 60.76 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market but it immediately gained strength to quote 60.69 in early trade on bouts of dollar selling by exporters.
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