From 90% premium, it has now come down to somewhere around 55% to 60%. But at the same time, Indian earnings estimates are also coming down. If you look at the consensus EPS estimates for 2025, 2026, over the last one month maybe five to six weeks they are down about 5%, which is a major departure from the trend that we had seen earlier.
Explained: How BSE traded fewer contracts after CAS but premiums rose 75% in first week
BSE’s derivatives activity fell sharply in the first week of the Closing Auction Session, but higher premiums more than offset the decline in contracts. Premium
August 8, 2026