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Rupee Rate: The rupee closed at 83.4125 against the U.S. dollar, down nearly 0.3% compared with its close at 83.1850 in the previous session.
The currency was weighed down by dollar demand from local oil companies. Thai baht and Chinese yuan weaken. Importers pressure rupee. Forex trader mentions foreign banks selling dollars. Derivative contracts cause turmoil.
The Indian rupee ended little changed on Tuesday after hovering in a tight band through the session as dollar sales by exporters helped offset weakness in the currency's Asian peers.
The Indian rupee closed at its strongest level in more than five months on Thursday, aided by an uptick in its Asian peers and on the back of dollar inflows into the domestic share and bond markets.
Currency hovers at 279-280 level in inter-bank market