The Indian rupee appreciated 12 paise to 78.94 against the US dollar (21.5 versus the UAE dirham) in opening trade on Tuesday, supported by foreign fund inflows and a weak greenback against key rivals overseas.
Besides, softening crude oil prices strengthened Indian forex market sentiment, dealers said.
At the Indian interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened sharply up at 78.96 against the US dollar and gained further ground to quote at 78.94 in initial deals, registering a rise of 12 paise over the last close.
In the previous session, the rupee had closed at 79.06 against the US dollar.
The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.22 per cent to 105.21.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures fell 1.05 per cent to $98.98 per barrel.
On the Indian equity market front, the 30-share Sensex was trading 88.55 points or 0.15 per cent lower at 58,026.95, while the broader NSE Nifty fell 35.65 points or 0.21 per cent to 17,304.40.
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in the capital market on Monday, purchasing shares worth Rs23.20 billion, as per exchange data.
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