The Indian rupee on thursday lower 10 paise to close at 88.62 per dollar, while it opened at 88.52 in the morning.
At close, the Sensex was down 148.14 points or 0.18 percent at 83,311.01, and the Nifty was down 87.95 points or 0.34 percent at 25,509.70. About 1174 shares advanced, 2855 shares declined, and 130 shares unchanged.