The domestic unit on Tuesday tumbled 99 paise to settle at 72.39. That marked its worst single-day fall since August 5 and the lowest closing level since November 13, 2018.
The domestic unit on Wednesday recovered from initial losses to settle higher by 5 paise at 71.66, extending gains for a fifth straight session.
The domestic unit on Thursday climbed 52 paise to end at 71.14 as signs of easing trade tensions between the US and China buoyed global markets.
The domestic unit on Monday recovered from day's low levels to close flat at 70.94 on Monday helped by foreign fund inflows into equities and lower global crude oil prices.
The domestic unit declined 31 paise to close at 70.87 on Monday amid rising demand for the greenback vis-a-vis other currencies overseas.
The domestic unit on Friday closed almost flat at 70.88 against after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a widely expected move cut key interest rates by 0.25 percentage point.
For the full year, the rupee could average 64.3 in 2017 -18 and 65.4 in 2018-19: UBS
Brent crude, an international benchmark, was trading near a four-year peak of $71.50 a barrel in early Asian trade
On the energy front, crude prices dropped, hit by rising supplies in the US and expectations that producer group OPEC could relax voluntary output cuts
The Indian rupee closed at 68.63 a dollar, about 0.29 per cent away from its record low closing of 68.83 a dollar reached on 28 August 2013
The rupee hit 74 on the dollar on Wednesday after TV channels reported RBI Governor Urjit Patel may resign due to the spat with the govt
The country's foreign-exchange reserves plunged $5.14 bn in the week ended October 12, the biggest drop in seven years
The rupee is highly correlated with oil prices, which are definitely moving higher, and that's going to make the current-account situation more difficult
Rising fuel costs may fan consumer prices and force the inflation-targeting RBI to add to its two interest rates hikes this year -- a decision that can be both unpopular as well as affect growth
Rupee on Monday slumped to a record low of 72.67 a dollar in intra-day trade before closing at 72.45, showing a steep 72 paise fall on growing fears of contagion from an emerging-market rout
Impact of the rupee's weakening will be diverse and will also depend on issues such as a particular company's reliance on exports, its cost base, and its exposure to pricing on international markets
The RBI and India's government, at present, are calm, which is a strong posture that must withstand the daily news, media pressure, lobbying and political taunting
FPI inflows have also resumed and should put an end to the $24.6 billion intervention by RBI
They also remain optimistic on the road ahead for the IT sector given the sharp fall in rupee's value against the US dollar.
The domestic unit on Wednesday gained 27 paise to settle at 72.12 in line with a recovery in domestic equities.