The domestic unit on Wednesday pared most of its initial losses and settled the day marginally down by 5 paise to 71.07.
The domestic currency on Wednesday recovered from initial losses to settle 11 paise higher at 71.43.
The domestic currency on Friday closed almost flat at 71.14 per US dollar amid hardening crude oil prices and lacklustre global cues.
Extreme caution continued to grip forex market sentiment
The US Federal Reserve is expected to hike rates on Wednesday and the dollar has weakened marginally
The rupee rose to as much as 63 per dollar, its strongest level since August 10, 2015
Chinese yuan is forecast to weaken to 6.90 per dollar a year
The Chinese yuan, too, fell to an 11-year low, responding to the US-imposed tariffs on imports
The domestic unit on Monday plunged 68 paise to 71.60 against the US dollar amid concerns over soaring crude prices following drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities.
But a weakening pound sterling may erode some of the gains
Foreigners bought a net $3.3 billion of shares through March 18, accounting for more than half the $5.6 billion of inflows year-to-date, and raised holdings of bonds by $1.4 billion this month
Long bets on the rupee returned after early April last year, the poll of 11 respondents showed, with investors regaining some of their lost appetite for the currency that was the worst Asian performer
This was the best closing level for the Indian unit since January 1 this year
The absence of RBI's intervention in the forex market added to the rise, according to experts
Foreign funds purchased shares worth Rs 694.97 cr on a net basis on Wednesday and domestic institutional investors bought equities worth Rs 525.26 cr
Pressure on the current govt remains intense to woo more than 900 million eligible people set to cast their votes in the world's biggest democratic exercise
Forex traders said investor sentiment was supported by a sharp fall in bond yields and the continued infusion of liquidity by the RBI by way of open market operation
The rupee recovered by 8 paise to close at 70.79 against the US dollar Tuesday on increased selling of the greenback by exporters and softening crude oil prices. Forex traders said the rupee's rise was supported by dollar-selling by exporters and banks after the Chinese foreign ministry announced a mutually beneficiary agreement with the US. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market, the rupee opened lower at 70.91 and lost further ground to hit a low of 71.02 on a stronger dollar, strengthening US yields and worries about escalation in US-China trade war. The local unit, however, pared the initial losses and finally settled the day on a higher note at 70.79 to the US dollar, up 8 paise. "The rupee recovered sharply from the day's low in the second half after Chinese Foreign Ministry spoke of mutual beneficiary agreement between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart," V K Sharma, Head PCG & Capital Markets Group, HDFC Securities, explained. The rupee Monday
Traders said increased selling of the greenback by exporters and banks also supported the rupee
Following market mayhem and rupee plunge after the Fed 'taper tantrum' in summer of 2013, RBI had mobilised $25 bn from NRIs