
Aug 3, 2026
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Closing price discovery goes awry on Day 1 as CAS spikes Nifty value 200 points
The Nifty 50 jumped nearly 200 points on Monday after the new Closing Auction Session started. This shift replaced the old volume-weighted average price method. Hitesh Tailor said, “This forced short sellers to cover positions before continuous order matching stopped, adding strong underlying upward pressure near the session close.”