The Rupee opened weak after oil prices extended their rally, with Brent crude ?rising above $90 per barrel on an escalation of hostilities between ?the U.S. and Iran in the Middle East. The ?currency has fallen 1.7% this month, weighed by a renewed rally ?in oil prices, and is now within striking distance of ?its all-time low of 96.96 touched in May. After hitting those lows, the ?rupee had found relief from what has since proved to be a short-lived ?decline in oil prices and measures by the Reserve Bank of India aimed at attracting dollar inflows. An improvement in foreign inflows into Indian equities had further lent ?support to the currency. That relief has proved fleeting, however, with oil prices ?resuming their upward march. Brent crude rose 2.7% on Monday to cross $90 a barrel for ?the ?first time in nearly six weeks. At the height of optimism over a potential U.S.-Iran peace deal, it had fallen to near $70 a barrel. The Middle East conflict escalated over the weekend, with the U.S. carrying out a ?ninth consecutive night ?of attacks on ?Iran, while U.S. allies Kuwait and Bahrain reported fresh Iranian strikes. The dollar made a modest advance against most of its global peers at the start of Asian trading on Monday as ?the conflict in the Middle East escalated, with oil prices rising ?and investor confidence remaining fragile after turbulence last week. The U.S. dollar climbed 0.1% to 162.48 yen , the greenback's strongest level since July 9, as geopolitical tensions rose and investors sought safe-haven ?assets. The euro was down 0.1% at $1.1426, while the British pound was ?level at $1.3445. The Australian dollar slipped 0.1% to $0.6975, while the New ?Zealand dollar declined 0.2% to $0.5833. The ?U.S. dollar index , which measures the greenback's strength ?against a basket of six currencies, was up 0.1% at 100.84.......