Stretching its resurgent trend for the third straight day, the rupee today ended at a near one- month high of 67.36, rising 27 paise against the US currency due to continuous dollar selling from exporters and banks.

Strong gains in the local equities and subdued dollar trend against other Asian currencies further amplified the upmove.

Unwinding of long dollar positions by speculative traders in the face of good capital inflows also weighed on the sentiment.

Meanwhile, domestic bourses staged a spectacular comeback on frantic broad—based buying spree energised by another record close on Wall Street and expectations that the ECB may extend the deadline for its asset—purchase stimulus programme.

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market, the local currency resumed on a firm footing at 67.63 as against overnight closing value of 67.63.

Maintaining its strong edge, the home currency touched a intra—day high of 67.32 in late afternoon deals before ending at 67.36, revealing a smart rise of 27 paise

Meanwhile, the 30-share BSE index Sensex closed higher by 457.41 points or 1.74 per cent at 26,694.28.

In the overseas market, the euro edged up and traded near a three-week high against the dollar on Thursday ahead of a European Central Bank policy decision, as the greenback lost momentum from the recent pull-back in US bond yields.

The euro has been the main focus for traders this week after Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he would resign after a stinging defeat in a referendum on constitutional reform.

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