After closing at 96.42 on Tuesday, the rupee opened unchanged at 96.42 per dollar today.
The BSE Sensex opened 102.43 points or 0.14 percent lower at 72,965.38, while the Nifty opened 85.65 points lower at 22,690.45. In the previous trading session, the Sensex had closed at 73,067.81 and the Nifty 50 at 22,776.10.