On Thursday, the Indian rupee closed 8 paise lower at 92.19 against the dollar, while it had opened at 92.27 in the morning.
At close, the Sensex was down 829.29 points or 1.08 percent at 76,034.42, and the Nifty was down 227.70 points or 0.95 percent at 23,639.15. About 1653 shares advanced, 2401 shares declined, and 159 shares unchanged.