Rupee gains 14 paise against dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Mar 3 (PTI) The Indian currency Rupee gained 14
paise against the dollar to climb to a six-week high at 45.87
in the early trade Tuesday in line with other firming Asian
currencies.
At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the
rupee appreciated by 14 paise to trade at 45.87 a dollar.
On Monday, the rupee had ended 9 paise higher at 46.01/02.
Forex dealers said continued capital inflows into
equities by foreign funds and dollar's weakness overseas
mainly lifted the rupee sentiment.
Meanwhile, the benchmark Sensex rose by nearly 120
points, or 0.70 per cent, to 16,891.85 points in the opening
trade. PTI