Rupee higher as Asian shares gain

An employee poses with the bundles of Indian rupee notes inside a bank in Agartala, August 22, 2013. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/Files

Reuters Market Eye - The rupee is trading at 61.19/dollar versus its previous close of 61.31/32. Asian shares gain tracking higher Wall Street on U.S. tech earnings. Sentiment for the rupee is positive after the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government ended fuel price controls, opened up the coal sector and the party won two state elections. Nifty rises 0.9 percent. (Reporting by Gaurav Pai)