The dollar after a short break, maintained an upward journey against the rupee on the money market on Thursday in the process of trading, marketmen said.
The rupee also dipped in relation to the euro for buying and selling at Rs 178.30 and Rs 180.80, they said.
In the fourth Asian trade, the dollar eased on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell set the stage for a rate cut later this month, vowing to "act as appropriate" to ensure the world's biggest economy will be able to sustain a decade-long expansion.
In testimony to Congress, Powell pointed to "broad" global weakness that was clouding the US economic outlook amid uncertainty about the fallout from the Trump administration's trade conflict with China and other nations.
The euro rose 0.2% in Asia to $1.1274, extending gains after a 0.4% rise the previous day.
The dollar dipped 0.5% to 107.96 yen, extending its slide from a six-week high of 108.99 set on Wednesday before Powell's testimony.
The dollar's index against six major currencies slipped 0.2% to 96.877, extending its losses into a second session after Powell's first day of testimony, and turned negative on the week.
The dollar was trading against the Indian rupee at Rs 68.355, the greenback was available at 4.122 in terms of the Malaysian ringgit and the US currency was at 6.864 in relation to the Chinese yuan.

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Open Bid       Rs.158.50
Open Offer     Rs.159.50
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Bid Rate       Rs.158.45
Offer Rate     Rs.158.55
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