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ONGC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying around 3 per cent, followed by Tata Steel, L&T, Sun Pharma, M&M, ICICI Bank and NTPC.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading down 0.20 per cent at 90.79.

On Thursday, the rupee snapped its two-day winning streak to close 9 paise lower at 73.66 against the US dollar.

Around 1.55 p.m., it was trading at 46,030.43, higher by 421.92 points or 0.93 per cent from its previous closed.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.17 per cent down at 90.81.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was up 0.07 per cent to 90.85.

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday maintained status quo for the third time in a row and kept benchmark lending rate unchanged at 4 per cent.

In volatile trade, the local unit also touched 73.89 against the American currency.

At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit witnessed a highly volatile trading session. It opened at 73.45, pared the gains and finally closed at 73.81 against the greenback.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was down 0.17 per cent to 91.15.

The broader NSE Nifty was down by 15.30 points or 0.12 per cent at 13,093.75 in opening trade.

Besides, positive developments on COVID-19 vaccine front, improved domestic macro-economic data and weakness of the American currency against key rivals also supported the rupee.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was down 0.04 per cent to 91.95.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was down 0.07 per cent to 91.93.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was down 0.16 per cent to 92.08.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was down 0.13 per cent to 92.26.

IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging around 5 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industries, ONGC, NTPC and Tata Steel.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.16 per cent to 92.46.

PowerGrid was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, shedding over 2 per cent, followed by Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC duo, Asian Paints and Bharti Airtel.

After touching its lifetime intra-day high of 44,215.49, the 30-share BSE benchmark ended 227.34 points or 0.52 per cent higher at its record closing of 44,180.05