Against the US dollar, the rupee adds 6 paise to close at 79.86

Supported by foreign fund inflows and a bullish trend in domestic markets, the rupee strengthened by 6 paise to settle at 79.86 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday.

According to the Forex dealers stated that the rupee's advance was nevertheless limited by increased crude prices on global markets.

The interbank foreign exchange market's starting rate for the local currency relative to the US dollar was 79.8....