The Indian rupee on friday lower 16 paise to close at 86.15 per dollar, while it opened at 85.99 in the morning.
At close, the Sensex was down 501.51 points or 0.61 percent at 81,757.73, and the Nifty was down 143.05 points or 0.57 percent at 24,968.40. About 1619 shares advanced, 2265 shares declined, and 153 shares unchanged.
