The rupee gained 9 paise to 94.80 against the dollar in early trade, extending its recovery to a third straight session after closing at 94.89 on Friday. Traders said it was the sharpest rally in seven months, but high crude prices, rising U.S. Treasury yields and steady foreign outflows have kept pressure on, prompting the RBI to step up interventions. Brent fell 1.88% to $107.79 per barrel after surging to $110, amid attacks on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz and threats to Saudi energy infrastructure. The Sensex dropped 470.50 points to 74,318, while foreign institutional investors bought a net Rs 1,165.92 crore of equities on Friday. India's forex reserves fell $8.578 billion to $726.027 billion in the week ended October 9, after a $12.952 billion decline the previous week.
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