Rupee gains 14 paise against dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Sep 2 (PTI) The rupee firmed up 14 paise to 66.81against the dollar in early trade today, rising for a fourthstraight day on increased selling of the US currency byexporters and banks amid a higher opening in the domesticequity market. Forex dealers said weakness in the dollar against someother currencies overseas ahead of a crucial US jobs reportsupported the rupee. Further, a higher opening in the domestic equity marketgave the uptrend some momentum, they added. The rupee gained a paisa against the US currency to endat 66.95 in yesterday’s trade despite weak macro-economicdata. Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex rose 102.39 points,or 0.36 per cent, to 28,525.87 in early trade today. PTI SUNDP BALMKJ