The Indian rupee on monday higher 02 paise to close at 85.99 per dollar, while it opened at 86.01 in the morning.
At close, the Sensex was down 247.01 points or 0.30 percent at 82,253.46, and the Nifty was down 67.55 points or 0.27 percent at 25,082.30. About 1991 shares advanced, 2020 shares declined, and 151 shares unchanged.