The Indian rupee lower 19 paise to close at 93.49 per dollar on Tuesday, compared to its opening price of 93.30 in the morning.
At close, the Sensex was up 753.03 points or 0.96 percent at 79,273.33, and the Nifty was up 211.75 points or 0.87 percent at 24,576.60. About 2407 shares advanced, 1702 shares declined, and 148 shares unchanged.