The Indian markets closed reversing their losses on Thursday. The BSE Sensex gained 0.3% to 34,427 and the NSE Nifty advanced 39 points to 10,565.

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The SGX Nifty is currently trading at 10,540 levels versus the Nifty April Future's Thursday close of 10,578, indicating a negative opening on Dalal Street.

The Wall Street closed lower due to Apple and the disappointing results posted by Philip Morris. The Dow ended down 0.34%, while the S&P 500 lost 0.57% and the Nasdaq 0.78%.

The Asian markets are slipping, following US suit, as technology stocks decline. Stocks in South Korea took an early 0.4% dip with the tech sector losing 1.6%. Japan's Nikkei fell 0.5% with tech down 0.9%.

The race to acquire debt-ridden Fortis Healthcare has further intensified with Mumbai-based Radiant Life Care, backed by buyout firm KKR, entering the fray as the fifth bidder.

A government official announced that the one-day norm of declaring defaults has been modified to 30 days, for declaring the financial health, for a year.

Japan's March nationwide core consumer price inflation is up 0.9% year-on-year, The overall CPI for March has risen to 1.1%.

The Group of Ministers on Transport has recommended a uniform road tax structure and national permits for buses and taxis.

The oil prices edged back an inch after hitting its 2014 highs on Thursday.

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, urged the administration of US President Donald Trump here on Thursday to reduce the government's debt and deficit in the context of a continued economic recovery.

The Ahmedabad NCLT bench considered the second round of bids for Essar Steel to be invalid.