While the downsides at open were expected given the direction of the previous days’ trend, the upswing thereof found support from the fact that the sluggishness had persisted through the week without major news break setting up conditions for mean reversion move. While the downsides at open were expected given the direction of the previous days’ trend, the upswing thereof found support from the fact that the sluggishness had persisted through the week without major news break setting up conditions for mean reversion move. Economic Times