Mumbai: The Sensex opened marginally lower and later dropped sharply by over 84 points within minutes of the trading resuming on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) today (May 25, 2004) due to selling pressure by investors.

The BSE 30-share Sensitive Index opened lower at 5117.52 as against yesterday's close of 5123.23 and later dipped sharply to 5039.43 at 10:15 hours (IST), a net fall of 83.80 points.

The S&P CNX Nifty on the National Stock Exchange was quoted at 1578.75 at 10:15 hours as against overnight close of 1608.85.