The Indian rupee on thursday lower 26 paise to close at 87.26 per dollar, while it opened at 87.00 in the morning.
At close, the Sensex was up 142.87 points or 0.17 percent at 82,000.71, and the Nifty was up 33.20 points or 0.13 percent at 25,083.75. About 2025 shares advanced, 1886 shares declined, and 145 shares unchanged.