Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel, Muthoot Finance, housing finance comapnies, Cummins India are among top stocks that could be in focus on Thursday.U.S.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures dropped 2.1%, or 80 cents, to $37.16 a barrel at 0138 GMT, adding to a loss of 42 cents.Brent crude futures fell 1.5%, or 61 cents, to $40.10 a barrel.
The benchmark contract declined 25 cents.Indian benchmark equity indices closed in the red in a volatile trading session on Wednesday as investors weighed the consequences of Indo-China border conflict.After swinging between gain of as much as 1% and losses of as much as 0.8%, Sensex settled 97 points or 0.3% lower at 33,507.