The Indian rupee on thursday lower 05 paise to close at 88.67 per dollar, while it opened at 88.62 in the morning.
At close, the Sensex was down 555.95 points or 0.68 percent at 81,159.68, and the Nifty was down 166.05 points or 0.66 percent at 24,890.85. About 1405 shares advanced, 2586 shares declined, and 125 shares unchanged.