The Indian rupee on wednesday lower 15 paise to close at 85.90 per dollar, while it opened at 85.75 in the morning.
At close, the Sensex was up 260.74 points or 0.32 percent at 80,998.25, and the Nifty was up 77.70 points or 0.32 percent at 24,620.20. About 2017 shares advanced, 1835 shares declined, and 141 shares unchanged.