Rupee ended weak against the dollar.
Forex dealers said besides dollar's gains against other currencies, fresh demand for the American unit from importers and a weak opening in the domestic equity market put pressure on the rupee.
The US dollar index, which measures greenback's strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was up 0.14 per cent at 96.74.
The rupee recovered from initial losses against the US dollar and was quoted barely steady at 61.91 on selling of the American currency by banks and exporters on good foreign capital inflows.
Bearish dollar overseas also supported the rupee
The rupee had shed one paise to end at one-month low of 61.74 against the US dollar in Tuesday's trade.
Banks and exporters preferred to reduce their dollar position in view of its weakness.
Dealers attributed the rupee's fall to fresh demand for USD.
The rupee had dropped by 60 paise or 0.89 per cent in previous three trading days.
Weakness in the dollar against some currencies supported the rupee.
The rupee rose by 4 paise at 66.88 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday.
Extending losses for the fourth straight session, Indian rupee on Monday declined by ten paise to log over 13-month closing low of 63.67.
The rupee closed marginally stronger against the dollar on Wednesday.
The rupee depreciated further by 7 paise to 65.12.
The rupee had shed 13 paise to close at 64.04.
After a a steep fall last week, the rupee has closed slightly stronger against the dollar.
The Indian rupee on Friday rose for the fifth straight session against the Greenback and ended at 62.46.
Unwinding of long-dollar positions by speculative traders and the currency's strong underlying fundamentals buoyed the home unit
Month-end dollar demand affected the rupee
After three sessions of weakness, the rupee strengthened by 50 paise against the dollar.
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India's foreign exchange reserves declined by a whopping $4.343 billion to $367.646 billion.
The rupee on Thursday surged by 22 paise to close at a fresh three-week high of 61.75 against the US currency.
A weakening dollar against other currencies overseas supported the rupee.
The broader markets ended firm with mid-caps and small-caps gaining nearly 0.5 per cent on the BSE.
Dealers attributed the fall to the dollar's gains after China devalued yuan, which pushed up demand from importers for the US currency.
The Indian rupee on Monday reacted downwards by 12 paise to log nearly one-week closing low of 63.41 against the Greenback.
The rupee recovered from initial losses against the American currency and was quoted higher by 6 paise to 62.00 on fresh selling of dollars by banks and exporters in view of strong foreign capital inflows into equity market.
The Rupee is seen recovering from its all-time lows against the dollar.
A weak dollar in overseas market boosted the rupee sentiment
Forex dealers said besides robust month-end demand for the American currency from oil importers, dollar's strength against its rival currencies on expectations of rising interest rates amid lingering Sino-US trade tensions, weighed on the domestic currency.
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The rupee on Tuesday fell by 25 paise to 65.05 on fresh dollar demand from banks and importers despite persistent foreign capital inflows.
Tracking a steep fall in local share market, the Indian rupee on Tuesday washed out initial gains and ended with a loss of 16 paise
The rupee has declined by 24 paise in four days of losses.
Persistent foreign capital inflows also boosted sentiment.
The rupee had plummeted to over three-month low of 63.32.
A weak dollar in overseas markets also strengthened the rupee sentiment
Sharp fall in domestic stock market also affected the rupee sentiment.
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