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A higher opening in the stock market also supported the rupee’s rise.
The rupee had ended 5 paise lower at Rs 44.50/51 per U.S. dollar in the previous session on fresh dollar demand amid weak local equities.
Forex dealers said dollar weakness against the euro and other currencies overseas after a new European-IMF bailout deal for debt-ridden Greece was announced mainly kept the rupee sentiment firm.
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex moved up by 159.80 points, or 0.87 per cent, to 18,595.99 in opening trade on Friday.