The rupee rallied for the second straight session by gaining 21 paise to end at 66.10 against US dollar.
Forex dealers said a higher opening in the domestic equity market also supported the rupee.
The rupee on Monday gained for the first time in three days and closed up 12 paise to 62.56 against the dollar on fag-end sales of the US currency.
The rupee had dropped by 6 paise to close at 66.65 in Thursday's trade.
Increased demand for the US currency from importers put pressure on the rupee.
Strength in the dollar against some other currencies overseas weighed on the rupee but a higher opening in the domestic equities cushioned the impact
It moved in a range of 63.54 and 63.81 per dollar during the day.
A higher opening in the domestic equity market and a weak dollar against other currencies overseas on a string of disappointing US data last week also supported the gain in the rupee
Besides, a higher opening in the domestic equity market and gains in other Asian currencies against the dollar also supported the rupee.
Forex dealers said increased demand for the dollar from importers also put pressure on the rupee.
The local currency had gained 17 paise to close at three-month high of 66.37 in Wednesday's 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 dollar was firm against some global currencies.
However, the US dollar's strength against other currencies overseas capped the rupee's gain
The rupee moved between 53.90 and 54.25 against the American currency in the morning deals.
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Forex dealers said Euro's weakness against the dollar overseas also put pressure on the rupee.
The rupee had closed flat at 54.85 against the US dollar in Tuesday's trade amid RBI keeping key rates unchanged in the mid-quarter policy review.
The rupee had last ended at 53.50 on February 8, 2013.
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The rupee had gained 5 paise to end at 55.62 against the dollar on selling of the American currency by exporters in Wednesday's session.
A higher opening in the domestic stock market buoyed the rupee sentiment
Forex dealers said besides dollar's gains against euro in the overseas markets on worsening euro-zone debt crisis amid growing fears that Spain may need a full bailout, a weak opening in the stock market also put pressure on the local unit.
Forex dealers said sustained selling of the American currency by exporters and bullish local equity markets buoyed the rupee sentiment.
Profits of India's top listed companies have been growing at a faster pace than those of their American peers, but when it comes to revenue growth, the order has reversed recently. The combined net profit of the S&P 500 companies was up 14.1 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) during the trailing 12 months (TTM) ended December 2023, as against 17.4 per cent profit growth logged by the BSE 500 companies in the same period. This is the second consecutive year of faster profit growth for the BSE 500 companies.
Forex dealers said some capital inflows and a weak dollar overseas helped the local currency make an attempt to arrest its fall.
The rupee strengthened by 36 paise to 54.48 against the US dollar in early trade today at the Interbank Foreign Exchange on selling of American currency by exporters and banks.
The rupee commenced higher at 55.07 a dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market from last Friday's close of 55.16.
Forex dealers said fresh demand for the dollar also put pressure on the rupee.
Investors are anxious over the US-China trade tension, a sharp devaluation in yuan and uncertainty over Kashmir issue.
The rupee gained 49 paiss on Thursday to end at over 4-1/2-month high of 53.02 against the US dollar on heavy selling of the American currency by exporters and some banks.
At interactions last week with senior officials from the Reserve Bank of India, select banks gave feedback on two key bond market concerns, namely, recent volatility in the rupee-dollar exchange rate and heavy losses incurred on floating rate government bonds due to a demand-supply mismatch, sources told Business Standard. The discussions were held ahead of the RBI's next monetary policy statement, scheduled on August 5. Indian banks are large holders of government securities because of a regulatory mandate to set aside a certain percentage of deposits in sovereign bonds.
The rupee had lost 13 paise to close at 55.66 on Tuesday because of fag-end dollar demand from importers.
Continued dollar offloading by exporters and some banks on hopes further fall in dollar value overseas mainly supported the rupee.
In last three days, the rupee has fallen over 40 paise.
The domestic currency has fallen past the 56-level against the dollar after June 29.
The rupee had ended lower by 19 paise at 56.15 against the dollar on wednesday as importers bought dollars in late trade.
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