The Indian rupee on Wednesday lower 51 paise to close at 91.70 per dollar, while it opened at 91.19 in the morning.
At close, the Sensex was down 270.84 points or 0.33 percent at 81,909.63, and the Nifty was down 75 points or 0.30 percent at 25,157.50. About 1357 shares advanced, 2509 shares declined, and 127 shares unchanged.