The rupee fell on Monday weighed by weakness in most Asian currencies and the euro, but likely dollar selling by some corporates limited the fall.
* At 9:36 am, the partially convertible rupee was at 44.56/57, weaker from Friday's close of 44.5325/5425.
* The euro and dollar both struck record lows against the Swiss franc in Asia on Monday while gold reached new highs as investors sought safety from debt problems plaguing the European Union and the United States.
* The index of the dollar against six major currencies was up 0.43% at 75.450 points, compared with 75.195 points when the local currency market closed Friday.
* Most Asian currencies were weaker against the dollar