The rupee rose to a three-week high on Friday, posting its first weekly gain in five, helped by dollar selling from state-run banks and tracking gains in regional currencies ahead of a key U.S. jobs growth data later in the day.
The 0.7 per cent gain in the rupee this week came on the back of large dollar sales by corporates and banks and a recovery in Asian currencies, offsetting a net $1.5 billion in foreign investor selling in debt markets last month that had previously pressured the local unit.
The INR will be in a tight range of 59.50 to 61 with market eyeing the election results.The rupee closed at 60.16/17 per dollar compared with 60.31/32 on Wednesday, after rising as high as 60.09, a level last seen on April 10.
There was little impact from data showing the HSBC Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) held steady at 51.3.
In the offshore non-deliverable forwards, the one-month contract was at 60.49 while the three-month was at 61.23.
The 0.7 per cent gain in the rupee this week came on the back of large dollar sales by corporates and banks and a recovery in Asian currencies, offsetting a net $1.5 billion in foreign investor selling in debt markets last month that had previously pressured the local unit.
The INR will be in a tight range of 59.50 to 61 with market eyeing the election results.The rupee closed at 60.16/17 per dollar compared with 60.31/32 on Wednesday, after rising as high as 60.09, a level last seen on April 10.
There was little impact from data showing the HSBC Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) held steady at 51.3.
In the offshore non-deliverable forwards, the one-month contract was at 60.49 while the three-month was at 61.23.