The Indian rupee on monday lower 19 paise to close at 87.58 per dollar, while it opened at 87.39 in the morning.
At close, the Sensex was up 329.06 points or 0.40 percent at 81,635.91, and the Nifty was up 97.65 points or 0.39 percent at 24,967.75. About 1830 shares advanced, 2169 shares declined, and 178 shares unchanged.