Sensex closes below 35,000, Nifty falls by 61.40 points; JSW Energy slumps

Benchmarks extended their slide for the second session on Friday, suffering their first weekly drop in six, as lacklustre global cues and less-than-stellar earnings compelled investors to unwind bets.

The BSE Sensex tumbled over 188 points to close at 34,915.38, while the Nifty shed 61.40 points to 10,618.25 on across-the-board selling.
 

Barring BSE Consumer Durables, all other sectoral indices ended in the red. Unabated foreign fund outflows and a weak rupee added to the gloom, brokers said.

The BSE 30-share barometer opened higher at 35,144.96 and advanced to 35,206.55 in morning trade on value-buying in recently battered stocks.
 

However, profit booking at