On Tuesday, the Sensex dipped by 220.86 points to close at 60,286.04, while the Nifty 50 decreased by 43.10 points to close at 17,721.50

On Thursday morning the markets opened marginally lower, owing to weaker global cues. 

Crude oil price decreased slightly and was trading at USD 120 per dollar, whereas Gold prices also increased by 3 per cent. The Nasdaq was down by 1.32 per cent at market close on Wednesday, whereas the Asian markets also mimicked the weaker sentiments and were trading 0.50 per cent lower