The rupee on Friday rose by 30 paise to 54.09 against the dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange due to selling of the U.S. currency by exporters and banks despite firm global cues. It seems that a higher opening in the domestic equity market also supported the rupee but euro and yen's weakness against the dollar, capped rupee’s gain.

(AW: Samrat Biswas)