The domestic benchmark indices today ended with losses. The BSE Sensex shed 153 points, or 0.1 per cent to close at 81,820 and the NSE Nifty ended with a fall of 70 points, or 0.2 per cent to settle at 25,057.

In the Forex market, the rupee today ended at 84 rupees and three paise against the US dollar.

The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar’s strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, is trading at 103.16 in intra-day trade