The Indian rupee on wednesday lower 12 paise to close at 86.47 per dollar, while it opened at 86.35 in the morning.
At close, the Sensex was down 138.64 points or 0.17 percent at 81,444.66, and the Nifty was down 41.35 points or 0.17 percent at 24,812.05. About 1486 shares advanced, 2342 shares declined, and 131 shares unchanged.
