The Indian rupee on monday lower 18 paise to close at 86.65 per dollar, while it opened at 86.47 in the morning.
At close, the Sensex was down 572.07 points or 0.70 percent at 80,891.02, and the Nifty was down 156.10 points or 0.63 percent at 24,680.90. About 1206 shares advanced, 2767 shares declined, and 152 shares unchanged.
