Mumbai The rupee opened with a weak trend in early trade on Thursday amid a firm trend in the American currency in overseas markets.
The rupee opened lower by eight paise at 82.76 against the US dollar at the interbank foreign exchange market. On Wednesday, the rupee had closed at 82.68 per dollar.
The dollar index, which measures the strength of the US currency against a basket of six currencies, gained 0.14 per cent to 104.02. Brent crude oil futures were trading 0.05 per cent lower at $78.32 per barrel.
PC:Amrit Vichar