Rupee ends at over 5-month high, tracking Asian peers, foreign fund inflows

The Indian rupee closed at its strongest level in more than five months on Thursday, aided by an uptick in its Asian peers and on the back of dollar inflows into the domestic share and bond markets. The rupee settled at 82.84 to the U.S. dollar, its highest closing level since Sept. 4 after having logged its biggest single-session gain in nearly two months.