Dollar closed at 64.4450 against its opening at 64.5500.Dollar ends down on FII inflows from local stocks. Dollar open little changed as the likely strength in local stocks tracking Asian shares may offset the impact of gains in greenback after the passage of a bill to temporarily extend US government funding raised investors' optimism that a tax reform bill would also pass. However, investors may refrain from taking significant position ahead of US jobs data. Market consensus shows US payroll employment may rise by 200,000, with private payrolls up 195,000 and government payrolls up 5,000, which is a modest slowing from the 261,000 recorded last month.The greenback gained further against its major peers after initial jobless claims fell in the start of December and investors' dollar sentiment rose on expectation of strong non farm payroll data after the strong private jobs data on Wednesday.
Initial jobless claims fell by 2,000 to 236,000 in the week ended Dec 2 from 238,000 in the previous session. Also, US Senate Republicans agreed to talks with the House of Representatives on sweeping tax legislation on Wednesday, amid signs that lawmakers could bridge their differences and agree on a final bill ahead of a December 22 deadline.
Sensex ends 304 points higher with 24 components in the green.