The Indian markets are expected to open soft on Thursday tracking mixed Asian markets and Nifty index may even test its crucial psychological support level of 5800 in trade today.
Overnight, US Stocks ended higher with the Dow hitting another record high helped by a private payroll survey.
Asian share paused ahead of meetings of the central banks of Japan, Britain and the euro zone for signs of policy easing. The Bank of Japan, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank will all announce their policy decisions later in the session, with investors expecting them to maintain or extend soft policy to support fragile economies.