Will Nifty & Sensex continue to diverge? What new stock market timings mean
As per SEBI guidelines, a new Closing Auction Session has been introduced for eligible stocks, where continuous trading will halt at 3:15 PM instead of 3:30 PM. This has altered the final closing price calculation methodology for several stocks.
In the opening days of the current month, investors in the stock market have been left perplexed due to a new method of closing and revised timings implemented by SEBI. From August 3, 2026, the closing periods for different market segments have diverged, causing Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, two key indices, to exhibit a rare disparity in their closing sessions.
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