The rupee rose marginally up at 54.25 against the dollar in early trade on Monday on the Interbank Foreign Exchange amid firm stocks markets.
The rupee had strengthened by a whopping 58 paise to close at over three-week high of 54.26 against the US dollar in the previous session on Friday.
Meanwhile, the BSE benchmark Sensex rrose by 68.45 points, or 0.35%, to 19,408.35.
In global markets, the euro rose to a six-week high against the US dollar.