On Monday, the Indian rupee closed 14 paise lower at 93.97 against the dollar, while it had opened at 93.83 in the morning.
At close, the Sensex was down 1,836.57 points or 2.46 percent at 72,696.39, and the Nifty was down 601.85 points or 2.60 percent at 22,512.65. About 592 shares advanced, 3654 shares declined, and 114 shares unchanged.