The Indian rupee on Thursday staged a strong comeback by regaining 25 paise to 69.35 against the US dollar after three sessions of losses amid sustained foreign fund inflows.

On a weekly basis, the domestic currency saw a 18 paise decline.

At the forex market, the domestic unit opened at 69.48. The local unit moved in a range of 69.61 to 69.33 before finally ending at 69.35, a rise of 25 paise over its previous close.

The rupee had lost 18 paise to close at 69.60 to the US dollar on Tuesday.

Currency market was shut on Wednesday on account of “Mahavir Jayanti“.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.30 per cent to 97.29.