The rupee edged lower by 2 paise to 67.15 against the dollar in early trade today on scattered demand for the American currency from importers. Foreign instutional investors were net buyers in equities worth Rs 1,056 crore, as per provisional stock exchange data. STOCKS Financials continued to remain as the top gainers with HDFC, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank were up 0.4%-1.5% each. ICICI Bank was up nearly 3% ICICI Bank after the private banking major in a release today said that S&P Global Ratings affirmed its 'BBB-' long-term issue ratings on the senior unsecured bonds issued by the Bahrain branch of ICICI Bank(foreign currency: BBB-/Stable/A-3).