The dollar after a little pause, came back to recover some lost ground against the rupee on the money market on Friday in the process of trading, marketmen said.
In the final Asian trade, the dollar was steady on Friday as traders held off on making big bets ahead of the closely-watched US non-farm jobs report that could influence the course of near-term Federal Reserve policy.
The dollar index against a basket of six major currencies stood little changed 96.754, having spent the previous day in a tight range as the US financial markets were closed for the Independence Day holiday.
The index had fallen to a three-month trough of 95.843 last week as US Treasury yield slumped to 2-1/2-year lows on expectations the Fed would cut interest rates this year, starting as early as this month.
The euro was steady at $1.1283 and headed for a weekly loss of 0.75%. A drop in euro zone government bond yields to record lows this week, in sympathy with the global debt rally, has weighed on the single currency.
The dollar was available against the Indian rupee at Rs 68.680, the greenback was at 4.134 versus the Malaysian ringgit and the US currency was trading against the Chinese yuan at 6.877.

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Open Bid       Rs.156.00
Open Offer     Rs.157.00
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Bid Rate       Rs.156.80
Offer Rate     Rs.157.00
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