The rupee eased by 4 paise in early trade on Monday on fresh capital outflows by foreign funds and the dollar's gain against other Asian currencies. At the Forex market, the rupee fell by 4 paise to 45.53 a dollar.Forex dealers said weak trend on stock markets following capital outflows by foreign funds after the RBI raised short-term interest rates by 25 paise points late on Friday, weighed on the rupee sentiment.