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The local currency opened at 62.20 a dollar from the previous close of 61.93 and immediately touched a low of 62.29 at the interbank foreign exchange market.
The rupee had ended 12 paise higher at 63.70 on Monday.
The US dollar jumped in overseas market on Wednesday.
The rupee had gained 16 paise to close at over one-month high of 62.16 on Monday against the American currency on persistent selling of dollars by banks and exporters on hopes of capital inflows into domestic markets.
the rupee had closed steady at 67.95 per dollar on Monday.
The local currency had gained five paise to close at 66.35 in Monday's trade.
The benchmark Sensex conquered yet another milestone of 28,000 for the first time briefly before concluding at a new closing peak of 27,915.88, a rise of 55.50 points of 0.20 per cent.
on Monday, the rupee ended lower by 4 paise.
The domestic unit hovered in a range of 66.45 and 66.61 per dollar during the day.
Those who consider the rupee as a proxy for virility have started thumping their chests and dreaming of dethroning the dollar from its coveted position, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The rupee ended lower by six paise at 65.73 against the US dollar on Monday.
The dollar index was down by 0.02 per cent against a basket of six major currencies.
Rupee weakened by 10 paise to end at 66.14 against the dollar due to month-end demand from importers and banks.
The Indian currency has shrunk 2.92 per cent since Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential polls earlier this month.
The local currency had gained 10 paise to close at 63.51.
The Rupee is likely to recover during day trad, say currency watchers.
The rupee on Tuesday tumbled by 32 paise to close at 64.17 on fresh dollar demand from importers.
The rupee recovered by 13 paise to close at 66.31 per dollar on fresh selling of dollars by banks and exporters despite fall in equity market.
Dealers attributed the rupee's fall to increased demand for the US currency from importers.
The rupee firmed up by 15 paise to close at 62.36 per dollar on fresh selling by banks
The domestic currency had lost 44 paise in the previous two days.
The rupee fell because of fresh demand for dollar from importers.
Earlier, the rupee resumed slightly lower at 61.70 per dollar as against Tuesday's close of 61.69 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market.
The rupee had eased by 2 paise to close at fresh 2-month low of 62.78.
Rupee hits 2-month low against dollar on US rate hike fears.
This is rupee's lowest since 62.32 on January 9.
On Tuesday, the rupee closed lower by 13 paise at 67.27.
Weakness in euro against the dollar weighed on the rupee.
Forex dealers attributed the fall to increased demand for the dollar.
Rupee edges higher against dollar at close.
Rupee hits new low at close against dollar.
Increased selling of the US dollar by exporters supported the rupee.
The rupee surged to its highest level in five weeks to end at 65.58 by gaining 38 paise against the US currency.
The rupee plunged 90 paise to close at an all-time low of 80.86 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve's interest rate hike and its hawkish stance weighed on investor sentiments. Forex traders said the US Fed's rate hike and escalation of geopolitical risk in Ukraine sapped risk appetite. Moreover, the strength of the American currency in the overseas market, a muted trend in domestic equities, risk-off mood and firm crude oil prices weighed on the rupee.
The dollar index surged to multi-year high.
The rupee gained 28 paise on Thursday to close at 62.50.
A fresh demand for the US currency from importers weighed on rupee.
On Tuesday, the rupee had declined marginally by 3 paise to 66.03.
Falling for the third day, Indian rupee on Wednesday weakened by 14 paise to close at over one-week low of 62.02 against the Greenback.
The currency lost six paise on sustained dollar demand from importers.
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