In early trade today at the forex market the rupee was trading lower by 8 paise at 64.51 against the US dollar. According to the Forex dealers, "increased demand for the US currency from importers as also the greenback's gains against rivals overseas put pressure on the rupee." However, the benchmark BSE Sensex was trading superior by 99.42 points, or 0percentcent, at 31,289.98 in opening deals. Also Read: Sensex records high in early trade today Buy DHFL, Mindtree, Uflex; Sell JSW Steel recommends Mitessh Thakkar Rupee hikes 4 paise against US dollar