The Sensex fell 694.96 points or 1.13% to close at 61,054.29, a day after the index surged to its highest in four and a half months. The Nifty declined 186.80 points or 1.02% to end at 18,069. Both the indices once again turned negative for the year on Friday, pulling back about 0.5% year-to-date.
Sebi proposes CAS for derivative stocks to simplify pricing mechanism
Sebi has proposed introducing a closing auction session (CAS) to determine share prices, initially for derivative stocks, with plans to extend it to all stocks
August 23, 2025