On Friday, the local unit depreciated by 8 paise to close at 81.38 against the American currency...

Forex traders said positive macroeconomic data and broad weakness in the American currency supported the rupee and contained the depreciation bias...

In the previous session on Thursday, the domestic unit gained 38 paise to close at 81.30 against the American currency...

On Wednesday, the domestic unit settled at 81.68 against the American currency...

A muted trend in domestic equities dented investor sentiments and capped the sharp gains in the rupee...

Forex traders said the domestic unit was the best performer among Asian currencies and now has the support of 81.70...

On Monday, the domestic unit settled at 82.35 against the American currency...

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, declined 0.24 per cent to 103.62...

On Friday, the local unit settled at 82.66 against the American currency...

Sustained foreign fund outflows and strength of the American currency in the overseas market weighed on investor sentiments: Forex traders...