Earlier, the rupee resumed higher at 59.92 per dollar as against the last closing level of 59.78 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market.
It trimmed the losses to trade at 59.80 per dollar in late morning deals.
The local currency moved in a range of 59.93 and 59.80 per dollar.
In New York, the dollar was little changed in local trading against major rivals late yesterday following better-than-expected US jobs report last week.