The Indian rupee closed stable at 87.70 per dollar on tuesday, while it had opened at 87.70 in the morning.
At close, the Sensex was down 368.49 points or 0.46 percent at 80,235.59, and the Nifty was down 97.65 points or 0.40 percent at 24,487.40. About 1994 shares advanced, 1889 shares declined, and 157 shares unchanged.