The dollar index fell 0.10% to 92.58.
Tracking a positive trend in domestic equities and continued foreign fund inflows, the Indian rupee rose 7 paise to 73.61 against the US dollar in early trade on September 14.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 73.62 against the dollar, then rose 7 paise to 73.61 over its previous close.
The local unit touched a low of 73.65 against the US currency in opening deals.
The rupee had closed at 73.68 against the US dollar on September 13.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.10% to 92.58.
On the domestic macro-economic front, subdued prices of food items like vegetables pushed retail inflation down to 5.3% for the third consecutive month in August, within the Reserve Bank of India’s comfort zone.
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in the capital market on September 13 as they bought shares worth Rs 1,419.31 crore, as per exchange data.
On the domestic equity market front, the BSE Sensex was trading 244.08 points or 0.42% higher at 58,421.84, while the broader NSE Nifty rose 70.75 points or 0.41% to 17,426.05.
Meanwhile, global oil benchmark Brent crude futures rose 0.75% to $74.06 per barrel.
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