Sensex Crashes 2 Percent in Two Minutes on F&O Expiry Day
· Business · Moneycontrol
The BSE Sensex crashed nearly two percent within a span of two minutes during the derivatives expiry session before staging a partial recovery. The sudden market plunge coincided with the monthly futures and options expiry day, triggering widespread volatility across institutional and retail portfolios. Despite the intraday sharp correction, the benchmark index managed to pare some losses and closed 0.6 percent lower for the trading session. Market participants noted that aggressive unwinding of derivatives positions heavily contributed to the sudden intraday turbulence.
Why it matters
The sharp intraday volatility directly impacts retail investors and traders managing leveraged derivatives positions on monthly expiry days.
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