The rupee slipped marginally by two paise at 66.43 against the US dollar on good demand
The rupee strengthened by 14 paise to close at 66.41 against the US dollar on Wednesday.
In cross-currency trades, the rupee recovered sharply against the pound sterling to finish at 93.13.
The rupee had lost 27 paise to close at more than 5-week low.
The rupee had strengthened by 19 paise on Monday.
The rupee had dropped by 18 paise to end at 66.40
In overseas trade, the American currency traded lower against the yen and the euro in an Asian session as well as modest profit-taking after recent sharp gains
The rupee ended almost flat against the dollar.
The rupee ended the day stronger against the dollar.
Fresh dollar demand from banks and importers amidst volatile equities triggered the fall
The rupee largely shrugged off the high volatility in stocks and rebounded sharply towards the fag-end trade following bout of dollar selling by exporters
Volatile currency market sentiment across Asia following a fresh round of China's yuan depreciation further added to gloom.
Forex dealers said strengthening of the euro against the dollar overseas and a higher opening in the domestic equity market also supported the local currency.
Fresh dollar selling by banks and exporters largely helped the home currency to recover from early losses
Reflecting nervousness over the prospect of the Federal Reserve tightening policy and event risk, traders stayed on the sidelines
Unwinding of long dollar positions by banks too aided the sentiment
The rupee appreciated by 29 paise to close at 63.38 against the greenback following fresh dollar selling by exporters.
The Indian unit opened higher at 66.10 per dollar as against overnight level of 66.30 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market and firmed up further to 66.04 on initial dollar selling.
However, the hefty initial gains of the rupee, which had jumped to 61.05 intra-day, were substantially erased on month-end demand for US dollars from private oil firms and some defence-related purchases, amid fall in domestic stocks.
The rupee had recovered by 8 paise to close at 66.91 in Tuesday's trade.
The rupee had last ended at 67.22 per dollar on March 16, 2016.
The battered rupee gained 225 paise to 66.55 against the dollar today, the most in at least 15 years, after the Reserve Bank of India eased pressure in the currency market by starting a facility for state-run oil refiners to buy foreign exchange.
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In the global market, the US dollar rose against the basket currencies in early trade as US President Barack Obama called for diplomacy in dealing with alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria but kept open the possibility of military action against the Assad regime.
The rupee resumed higher at 64.40 a dollar from Friday's close of 65.24 and touched a low of 64.54 at the interbank foreign exchange market.
The local currency opened higher at 61.20 a dollar from the previous close of 61.30 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market.
The rupee had shed four paise at 63.81 against the US dollar in Friday's trade on sustained demand.
The rupee had lost 10 paise to close at 21-month low of 64.26 against the greenback in Tuesday's trade.
The RBI fixed the reference rate for the dollar at 64.1505 and for the euro at 72.2720.
India's sad export figure put pressure on the rupee
The rupee on Tuesday weakened by 15 paise to close at 63.30 against the US currency
The dollar index was down 0.01 per cent at 95.86 against a basket of six currencies in early trade
Investors are trying to push ahead with dollar purchases, emboldened by improving market sentiments
Dealers attributed the rupee's fall to fresh demand for the US currency from importers
Dealers attributed the rupee's fall to fresh demand for USD.
Rupee was impacted by renewed dollar demand from banks and importers amid sharp falls in equity market
The rupee declined marginally by 3 paise to 66.03 per dollar on fresh demand for the US currency from banks and importers.
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, on Monday, said the current level of the rupee is "pretty reasonable" and any attempt to devalue it may lead to a surge in inflationary pressures and "offset any benefits"
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The rupee gained 8 paise to close at over two-week high of 61.23 against the US dollar in the previous session.
The rupee added another 8 paise to end at 61.23 against the dollar, the highest level in more than two weeks, as the US currency traded stable ahead of the outcome of Federal Reserve's meeting today and as domestic shares surged to a record.
The domestic currency had gained by 80 paise, or 1.19 per cent, in previous five trading days.
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