Widening credit losses and high crude oil prices continue to hold hostage stock market in India as well as worldwide. Both the Sensex and the Nifty fell 4.5 per cent and 4.09 per cent, respectively for the week ended May 23. On the last trading of the session, the Sensex closed the day at 16,649.64, down 1.52 per cent after hitting an intraday low of 16,626.11. The Nifty touched an intraday low of 4940.70 before finishing a