BSE Sensex trades in green, Nifty50 slips in red: Why benchmark indices moved opposite?
The BSE Sensex and Nifty50 indices diverged during Tuesday's trading session, causing confusion among investors. The National Stock Exchange clarified that this was due to the new Closing Auction Session mechanism, which lacks continuous order matching, rather than a market error.
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Tuesday's opening bell had an unusual twist: the Nifty50 and BSE Sensex parted ways instead of moving in sync, leaving investors wondering about the rare phenomenon. While Nifty 50 was down 159.25 points, or 0.64%, at 24,615.00, BSE Sensex was up 166.15 points, or 0.21%, at 78,805.18 around 9:42 am.Explaining the move, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) said that was the result of the newly introduced Closing Auction Session (CAS) mechanism and not a market anomaly. According to the exchange, the divergence comes after an equally unusual gap between the spot and futures values of the Nifty and Bank Nifty in the previous session on August 3.
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