The Indian rupee on monday lower 12 paise to close at 88.31 per dollar, while it opened at 88.19 in the morning.
At close, the Sensex was down 466.26 points or 0.56 percent at 82,159.97, and the Nifty was down 124.70 points or 0.49 percent at 25,202.35. About 1715 shares advanced, 2467 shares declined, and 149 shares unchanged.