Increased demand for the American unit from importers and banks, affecting the value of the rupee
The rupee ended marginally higher by two paise at 62.24 against the dollar on Wednesday.
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.
In the forward market, the premium for dollar moved up on fresh paying pressure corporates.
The rupee had last ended at better levels at Rs 45.7800/7850 per dollar on September 15, 2000.
The rupee recovered by three paise to close at 67.65 on fresh selling of dollars by banks and exporters amidst a recovery in equities.
Meanwhile, the rupee opened at Rs 46.11/12 per dollar and was quoted at Rs 46.1125/1225 in late morning deals, it changed little from overnight close of Rs 46.1150/1250.\n\n\n\n
The rupee on Monday plunged to a two-week low of 66.61 by falling 47 paise against the US dollar on heavy demand for the American currency from importers.
Rupee rises by 16 paise against dollar on fresh selling.
The rupee on Monday tumbled against the US currency on a fresh wave of all-round dollar short-covering by banks, corporates and importers in the fairly active trade at the Interbank foreign exchange market.
The rupee closed marginally stronger against the dollar on Wednesday.
Rupee rebounds from one-week low, up 9 paise against dollar.
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Dealers attributed the rupee's fall to increased demand for the US currency from importers.
The local currency had shed 2 paise to close at 63.44 on Tuesday.
The US dollar's weakness against some currencies overseas capped the losses.
Dollar gained against major currencies overseas.
The rupee is expected to become more jittery and choppy in the near-term
This is the highest closing level since May 11, 2016 when the rupee had finished at 66.56
The rupee depreciated by 19 paise to trade at almost seven-month low of 61.94 against the US currency in early trade today at the Interbank Foreign Exchange on capital outflows amidst the dollar's gain against other currencies overseas.
Robust foreign capital inflows into upbeat domestic equity markets on the back of better macro fundamentals helped the rupee to gain
The dollar maintained its bullish momentum in Asian and early European trade
The Rupee is seen strengthening against the dollar.
Spurting by a whopping 21 paise, the rupee scaled a fresh over 50-1/2-month closing peak at Rs 43.53/54 per dollar on Wednesday.
The rupee continued to rule firm against the dollar for the second consecutive day.
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.
Markets ended in red, index heavyweights drag.
Investors are keenly awaiting the announcement of the macroeconomic data-IIP and CPI due on Tuesday.
Persistent foreign capital inflows also boosted sentiment.
Robust capital inflows alongside a slightly weaker greenback too reinforced the dominance of the home currency
The rupee declined marginally by 3 paise to 66.03 per dollar on fresh demand for the US currency from banks and importers.
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 Fed's decision on tapering its monthly $85 billion bond-buying programme is expected later on Wednesday.
The domestic currency has gained by four paise or 0.06 per cent in two days.
A strengthening dollar overseas also kept the rupee under pressure amid demand from importers. Goldman Sachs followed JP Morgan, HSBC and Nomura in cutting India's economic growth forecast and also said it expects the rupee to touch 72 against the dollar in the next six months.
RBI fixed the reference rate for the dollar at 66.2930 and euro at 74.8978.
The rupee extended gains for the second straight session against the US currency by firming up 21 paise to close at 64.82 a dollar.
The rupee had slumped to its all-time closing low of 68.80 a dollar on August 28, 2013.
Sharp fall in domestic stock market also affected the rupee sentiment.
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