The Indian rupee on thursday lower 18 paise to close at 86.73 per dollar, while it opened at 86.55 in the morning.
At close, the Sensex was down 82.79 points or 0.10 percent at 81,361.87, and the Nifty was down 18.80 points or 0.08 percent at 24,793.25. About 928 shares advanced, 2907 shares declined, and 133 shares unchanged.
