Indian rupee has weakened on Thursday against US dollar. Indian currency declined 10 paise or 0.16 percent against dollar to settle at 61.45. Rupee has witnessed a high of 61.39 and a low of 61.55. Its 52-week range was 58.34-63.91. The Dollar index, a measure of the value of the US dollar relative to a basket of foreign currencies, went up 0.33 percent to settle at 86.23.

Indian markets settled on a record high on Thursday due to strong global cues. Also continued reform push by the government has aided sentiments. Further, FDI norms for the real estate sector boosted sentiment. At the close, the benchmark 30-share index, BSE Sensex gained 248.16 points or 0.92% at 27,346.33 with 22 components registering rise. Meanwhile, the broad based NSE Nifty climbed by 78.75 points or 0.97% at 8,169.20 with 37 components registering rise.