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The rupee on Tuesday appreciated 16 paise to settle at 74.46 against the US dollar.
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PowerGrid was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 1 per cent, followed by SBI, M&M, L&T, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance and ONGC.
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The rupee was trading in a narrow range on Friday considering the weak demand for riskier assets on the occasion of Dhanteras.
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Surging crude oil prices in the overseas market added pressure to the domestic unit, dealers said.
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At the interbank forex market, the domestic currency opened up at 74.04 against the US dollar, then edged slightly lower to 74.05 in early deals, a rise of 10 paise over its last close.
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Reliance Securities in a report said that the uptick in the rupee was supported by foreign portfolio flows.
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IndusInd Bank was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, shedding around 3 per cent, followed by ICICI Bank, ONGC, SBI, HDFC, Infosys and Reliance Industries.
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Tata Steel was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, shedding around 2 per cent, followed by Maruti, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, HDFC twins and TCS.
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PowerGrid topped the Sensex gainers' chart, climbing 4.13 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, NTPC, HDFC Bank, Kotak Bank, UltraTech Cement and HDFC. HDFC twins accounted
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The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.17 per cent lower at 93.52.
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Tata Steel topped the Sensex gainers chart with a jump of 5.38 per cent, followed by HDFC Bank, PowerGrid, Ultratech Cement, Kotak Bank, Axis Bank and ONGC
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On the domestic equity market front, the BSE benchmark Sensex was trading 160.58 points higher at 39,888.99, and the broader NSE Nifty rose 45.75 points to 11,726.10.
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On the Sensex chart, IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, Infosys, ONGC, Kotak Bank, NTPC and Bharti Airtel were among prominent gainers.
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Other prominent gainers included Tata Steel, Sun Pharma, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, IndusInd Bank.
