Indian market indices rose to fresh highs on Thursday, with the Sensex reaching 81,000 for the first time. After a steady start, the indices accelerated throughout the day. At the time of this publication, the Sensex and Nifty were up 0.7-0.8 per cent.

"The positive from the Indian stock market perspective is that expectations of a weakening dollar will increase foreign portfolio inflows, imparting resilience to the market," said VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, reported ANI.