Rupee at 46.25/dollar,new 1-month high

In 2009,foreign portfolio buying of domestic stocks that totalled more than 17 billion helped the rupee rise 12 per cent from a record low of 52.2 in early March. The rupee gained 4.7 per cent for the year as a whole.

Most regional currencies were stronger compared to the dollar on Tuesday. The dollar index against six major currencies was down 0.2 per cent.

Sensex rose 0.9 per cent in early deals on Tuesday,led by Reliance Industries and banks,taking cues from the gains in global markets.