At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 83.10 against the dollar, and it finally ended the day at the same level 83.10 (provisional), registering a fall of 2 paise from its previous close.
Benchmark equity indices fell in early trade on Tuesday despite a firm beginning as investors preferred to remain on the sidelines ahead of the key events RBI's monetary policy and the US inflation data due later this week.
Benchmark equity indices climbed in early trade on Monday, extending their previous day's rally, amid buying in index majors ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries along with a mixed trend in Asian markets.
Equity benchmark indices began the trade on a weak note on Thursday, continuing to fall for the third day running, in tandem with a bearish trend in global markets and continuous foreign fund outflows.