Meanwhile, Gandhi said Modi has betrayed the people, claiming that he had not fulfilled promises of providing two crore jobs every year and "depositing" Rs 15 lakh in their bank accounts.
Movement of prices in international oil market and rupee-USD exchange rate will be monitored
The domestic currency had lost 49 paise to close at a three-month low of 60.55 on Thursday on capital outflows after the US Fed trimmed its monthly bond buying programme by another $10 billion.
The broader Nifty too fell for the second straight session and closed with a loss of over 62 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 11,520.30, after hovering between 11,496.85 and 11,602.55.
Markets ended at record closing highs for the second day in a row on institutional buying.
India's trade deficit shrank to a 10-month low in December as global oil prices tumbled and demand for gold fell, auguring well for Indian current account balance and the rupee.
The 34-year-old suffered the injury bowling for Islamabad in the T20 tournament in the UAE and immediately withdrew to fly home to Sydney for scans and an assessment
Commodities, stocks, short-term deposits, property and indexed bonds offer good opportunity.
The domestic currency resumed higher at 62.30 per dollar as against the last closing level of 62.41 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market and firmed up further to 62.20 a dollar.
n New York market, the dollar posted second-quarter losses against nearly all major rivals yesterday, with the exception of the euro.
Benchmark share indices gained for the fifth straight session on Thursday led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries.
'Is this the only way for India to become a $5 trillion economy?' 'When you have unused foreign exchange here, why borrow more dollars?'
A court asked for further investigation into an illegal coalfield allocation case involving Hindalco Industries on Tuesday, rejecting an earlier report from the CBI that said the probe was likely to be closed.
The immediate concern for the rupee is the sharp spike in oil prices
BSE Sensex ended at 25,549.72 up by 321 points or 1.27% and the Nifty ended 7624.40 up by 97.75 points or 1.30%.
More than Rs 2 lakh crore was wiped off from the overall investor wealth
Foreign investment firm Credit Suisse First Boston said on Thursday that delayed monsoon is unlikely to have a "significant impact" on India's economic growth pegged at 5.7 per cent in 2004-05.
The cards should be issued strictly for use in India and transactions settled in Indian rupee.
Global gold prices held below $1,200 an ounce this week.
Increased selling of the dollar by banks and exporters amid sustained foreign capital inflows supported the rupee.
Momentum indicators and rising moving averages point to further gains for the Indian rupee, which broke through a key resistance three weeks ago, technical analysts say.
In recent sessions, shares have rallied on hopes Hindu nationalist opposition leader Narendra Modi, a more business-friendly candidate, is seen coming to power on promises of economic revival and jobs.
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Attacking the Centre over its inability to arrest the declining rupee against the US dollar, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said the Centre was neither concerned about the economy nor the falling rupee but only worried about saving its chair.
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Money exchangers and bankers in Muscat said that non-resident Indians have started resorting to personal loans as rupee touched an all-time low of 62.03 against the US dollar on Friday, Times of Oman reported.
The Standard Chartered Bank has struck an on-shore foreign currency option transaction with Reliance Industries Ltd for $30 million, allowing RIL to hedge its dollar exposure.
Indian gold demand seen falling to 8-year low in festive quarter.
Currency volatility to have negative impact of 275 bps
The appreciating value of the Indian rupee against the US dollar is unlikely to have any major impact on Indian exports, Union Commerce Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday.
Caution ahead of key consumer inflation data in the day also weighed.
According to a report by mutual fund tracker Morningstar, India-focused offshore funds and ETFs had witnessed a cumulative net outflow of $1.8 billion during 2012 as against a net withdrawal of $5.4 billion in 2011.
In 2013, India suffered its worst currency crisis in more than two decades but has regained the confidence of foreign investors in part after its current account deficit has narrowed sharply and its foreign exchange reserves hit a record high
The Indian rupee on Tuesday ended marginally higher against the American currency at 61.41 amid volatile trading on the back of a higher dollar overseas.
The rupee had gained seven paise to close at 61.15 on Friday on suspected RBI intervention in the forex market.
Forex dealers said apart from month-end demand for the American currency from importers, dollar's gains against other currencies overseas amid US data showing more-than-expected economic growth in the second quarter also put pressure on the local unit.
However, Hyderabad had clearly done their homework as Rashid grabbed the top wicket-taker's 'purple cap' on Sunday after his 3-19 set up a comprehensive win over Gujarat Lions.
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