A weak dollar overseas also aided the rupee rise while fresh sell-off by foreign funds in domestic stocks capped the currency's gains, forex dealers said.
Weak equity markets too hit rupee sentiment
The rupee weakened even as the dollar fell against major global currencies
The rupee had retreated from three-week high and ended six paise down at 60.67 against the dollar on demand from importers for the US currency in Thursday's trade.
A weak dollar in overseas markets also strengthened the rupee sentiment
On Wednesday, the rupee had dropped by 26 paise.
The rupee on Friday resumed lower at 60.25 a dollar from previous close of 60.19 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market.
A weak dollar overseas supported the rupee sentiment.
The rupee had shed 13 paise to close at 64.04.
The domestic currency had lost 10 paise to close at 59.03 against the dollar in Thursday's trade amid capital outflows linked to fall in equities.
The rupee on Monday failed to maintain initial gains and ended lower by five paise at 60.21 against the dollar on fag-end demand for the US currency from banks and importers.
The rupee has lost 32 paise, or 0.50 per cent, in five trading days
Bearish greenback overseas and robust capital inflows predominantly supported the domestic currency
The rupee ended weaker against the greenback on domestic worries.
The rupee is trading weak against the dollar in afternoon trade.
After a a steep fall last week, the rupee has closed slightly stronger against the dollar.
The rupee had plummeted to over three-month low of 63.32.
The rupee recovered from more-than three months low of 63.15 in early trade on dollar selling by banks.
The rupee continued its downslide for the second session in a row, depreciating by 20 paise to close at more than one-week low of 62.51 against the greenback.
The rupee had dropped 15 paise or 0.22 per cent yesterday.
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The rupee had ended five paise lower at 61.92 on Tuesday.
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Dollar gained against major currencies overseas.
Sustained inflows of foreign funds supported the rupee
The US stimulus programme has been credited with fuelling a global equities rally for most of the year.
On Monday, the biggest gainers in the Sensex pack were Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, Vedanta, Yes Bank, Tata Motors, HCL Tech, IndusInd Bank and Kotak Bank, HCL Tech, Infosys and Bajaj Auto.
Heavy dollar selling by banks and exporters alongside debt-related inflows largely supported the rupee
Dollar sales by exporters and firm local equities also supported the local currency.
The rupee ended higher for the second consecutive week.
The dollar index, which tracks the world's reserve currency against a basket of its peers, is down 0.16 per cent at 97.58.
Concerns related to capital outflows in the aftermath of the first US interest rate hike in nearly a decade predominantly weighed on the rupee trade.
The home currency failed to keep momentum going and largely traded in a narrow range with positive bias in the absence of any market moving factors
The Indian rupee on Thursday appreciated by 12 paise to end at 66.71.
This is its lowest level since August 30
Rupee ends day at 61.91 against the US dollar.
The rupee plunged by 28 paise to more than 2-month low of 66.47 against the US dollar on Monday.
At the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market, the rupee resumed lower at 59.72 a dollar from the previous close of 59.67 and declined to a low of 59.88. It bounced back on dollar selling by exporters and some banks, touching a high of 59.30 before settling at 59.35, a rise of 0.54 per cent.
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