Coronavirus effect: Sensex down by 1800 points

Stocks markets opened in the red on Thursday, with a massive nearly 7 per cent fall in the key indices. The sell-off continued in the Indian markets, in line with the Asian indices amid the continuous fears of the coronavirus pandemic. Sensex fell below the psychological 27,000 mark while Nifty breached the 8,000 level. Sensex had opened at 27,773.36 and touched a low of 26,875.10.