The rupee appreciated by six paise to 46.75 a dollar in early trade largely in line with other firm Asian currencies.
At the Interbank Foreign Exchange Forex market,the rupee appreciated by six paise to 46.75 a dollar. The rupee ended lower 8 paise at 46.81/82 in the previous session.
Forex dealers said dollar8217;s losses against other Asian currencies mainly supported the Indian rupee.
Dollar fell amid lower demand from oil refiners as the crude oil prices declined below 72 dollar a barrel in Asia.
Meanwhile,the benchmark Sensex fell 71.54 points,or 0.44 per cent to 15,864.07 points in early trade on Tuesday.