Mumbai: The rupee was trading lower by 22 paise at 66.82 against the dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market on increased demand for the U.S. currency from importers.

Besides, strength in dollar against other Asian currencies and a lower opening in domestic equities also kept pressure on the domestic unit, dealers said.

The rupee had gained one paise to close at 66.60 in yesterday's trade on the back of mild dollar selling.

Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex fell by  77.38 points  or 0.30 percent to 25,502.96 in early deals. 

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