Pulse of the Street: Falling crude emerges as lone silver lining for bruised equities

The Sensex fell 0.8% during the week to close at 74,775.74, while the Nifty 50 declined 0.7% to settle at 23,547.75. Friday’s session captured the market’s nervous mood. The Nifty opened on a strong footing, briefly crossing the crucial 24,000 mark on strong global technology cues before a sharp wave of selling in the final hour erased gains.