The Indian rupee on tuesday lower 06 paise to close at 88.78 per dollar, while it opened at 88.72 in the morning.
At close, the Sensex was up 136.63 points or 0.17 percent at 81,926.75, and the Nifty was up 30.65 points or 0.12 percent at 25,108.30. About 1780 shares advanced, 2204 shares declined, and 142 shares unchanged.