Snapping a two-session losing string, the rupee on Tuesday bounced back by 22 paise to end at 54.26 on the back of fresh dollar selling by exporters and capital inflows worth about $250 million.
A weak dollar overseas ahead of a US Fed policy meeting also aided the rupee recovery while late weakness in domestic equities restricted the rupee’s rise, forex dealers said.
At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the local unit resumed higher at 54.40 a dollar from overnight close of 54.48, but declined immediately to a low of 54.46.
However, emergence of dollar selling by exporters on hopes of fall in dollar overseas helped the rupee to bounce back to a high of 54.25 before concluding at 54.26 — a rise of 22 paise or 0.43 per cent.
Provisional stock exchange data showed FIIs pumped in Rs 1,309.88 crore (approx $250 million) on Tuesday.
Published 11 December 2012, 16:01 IST