{
  "id": 6273752,
  "title": "Indian shares slide as oil nears $100; Nifty turns volatile during closing auction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/indian-shares-slide-as-oil-nears-100-nifty-turns-volatile-during",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-08T11:12:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40438471/indian-shares-slide-as-oil-nears-100-nifty-turns-volatile-during-closing-auction"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indian stocks plunged on Tuesday as oil prices neared $100 a barrel due to heightened Middle East tensions, while the Nifty index became increasingly volatile during the closing auction for weekly expiry of derivative contracts. The new Closing Auction Session (CAS) mechanism, introduced on August 3, has heightened volatility on weekly and monthly derivatives expiry days. The benchmark Nifty 50 index dropped as much as 1.8% during the auction, falling from 3:15 p.m. IST settlement to 0.58% lower at 3,135.1. However, it recovered to close 0.61% lower at 23,635.1. The BSE Sensex fell 0.73% to 75,577.58. HDFC Bank, the largest private lender, saw its indicative close drop as much as 3.91% during the auction, ending regular trading down 0.91% and ultimately closing 1.1% lower. Gaurav Udani, founder of Thincredblu Securities, noted that CAS has made expiry-day execution less predictable for systematic options strategies, suggesting that limited participation could allow orders to dislocate closing prices. Over the past seven sessions, the benchmark indexes have lost 2.2%, closing lower in six of them. Brent crude rose 1.4% to $98.4 a barrel after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi forces attacked Saudi energy facilities. Financials and private banks suffered losses, with ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries falling 2% and 1.1%, respectively. Heavyweights in the small-caps and mid-caps sectors rose 0.2% each. Defense stocks climbed 2.5% after India approved defense procurement proposals worth 1.1 trillion rupees.",
  "summary": "Indian shares extended losses on Tuesday as oil surged toward $100 a barrel on escalating Middle East tensions, while elevated volatility deepened declines in the Nifty during the closing auction for the weekly expiry of derivative contracts. The closing auction session (CAS) — the new mechanism for setting closing prices — has amplified volatility on weekly and monthly derivatives expiry days…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindu BusinessLine",
        "title": "Sensex today | Stock Market Highlights: Sensex down 555 pts, Nifty ends at 23,635 as crude oil nears $100",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/sensex-today-stock-market-highlights-sensex-down-555-pts-nifty-ends",
        "published": "2026-09-08T10:35:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘High crude prices spook foreign players’: Nifty, Sensex hit 3-month low amid IPO boom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/high-crude-prices-spook-foreign-players-nifty-sensex-hit-3-month-low",
        "published": "2026-09-08T11:29:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}