Bharat Express

BSE Sensex

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.19 per cent to 104.05.

Equity benchmark indices began the trade on a positive note on Tuesday and were trading higher helped by buying in HDFC twins and mixed trends in Asian markets.

At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened weak at 82.90 against the dollar, registering a decline of 12 paise over its last close.