Rupee Jumps 37 Paise To Close At 82.45 Against US Dollar

Forex traders said factors like strong Asian peers and crude oil prices trading below USD 80 per barrel also helped the local currency.

Rallying for the second straight session, the rupee jumped 37 paise to close at 82.45 against the US dollar on Thursday amid a weak greenback overseas.

Forex traders said factors like strong Asian peers and crude oil prices trading below USD 80 per barrel also helped the local currency.

However, unabated foreign fund outflows and a weak trend in domestic equities dented investor sentiments.

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic unit opened at 82.75 and touched an intra-day high of 82.50 and a low of 82.80 against the greenback.