The Indian rupee on monday lower 05 paise to close at 88.79 per dollar, while it opened at 88.74 in the morning.
At close, the Sensex was up 582.95 points or 0.72 percent at 81,790.12, and the Nifty was up 183.40 points or 0.74 percent at 25,077.65. About 1715 shares advanced, 2370 shares declined, and 154 shares unchanged.