<p>The rupee gained 9 paise to 82.31 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday amid a weak dollar and a positive trend in domestic equities.</p>.<p>At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 82.36 against the dollar, then climbed to 82.31, registering a rise of 9 paise over its previous close.</p>.<p>On Friday, the rupee closed at 82.40 against the US currency.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.11 per cent to 103.</p>.<p>Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, advanced 0.04 per cent to USD 75.02 per barrel.</p>.<p>In the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex advanced 220.99 points or 0.38 per cent to 57,748.09 points. The broader NSE Nifty gained 76.10 points or 0.45 per cent to 17,021.15 points.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital market on Friday as they offloaded shares worth Rs 1,720.44 crore, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, India's forex kitty rose $12.798 billion to USD 572.801 billion in the week ended March 17.</p>.<p>In the previous reporting week, the reserves had dropped USD 2.39 billion to a three-month low of USD 560.003 billion.</p>
<p>The rupee gained 9 paise to 82.31 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday amid a weak dollar and a positive trend in domestic equities.</p>.<p>At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 82.36 against the dollar, then climbed to 82.31, registering a rise of 9 paise over its previous close.</p>.<p>On Friday, the rupee closed at 82.40 against the US currency.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.11 per cent to 103.</p>.<p>Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, advanced 0.04 per cent to USD 75.02 per barrel.</p>.<p>In the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex advanced 220.99 points or 0.38 per cent to 57,748.09 points. The broader NSE Nifty gained 76.10 points or 0.45 per cent to 17,021.15 points.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital market on Friday as they offloaded shares worth Rs 1,720.44 crore, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, India's forex kitty rose $12.798 billion to USD 572.801 billion in the week ended March 17.</p>.<p>In the previous reporting week, the reserves had dropped USD 2.39 billion to a three-month low of USD 560.003 billion.</p>