Mumbai, Today, in the early trade, at the Interbank Foreign Exchange rupee declined 15 paise to 66.96 against the US dollar, following increased demand for the American currency from banks and importers.
Forex dealers said, that the US dollar's gain against some currencies overseas put the rupee on the backfoot.
In early trade, the benchmark BSE Sensex rose further by 88.86 points or 0.31 % to 28,212.30.
However, a higher opening of the domestic equity market capped the rupee's losses.
