Prior to this, the approach of expiry day had attracted short covering in the index futures which ensured that FIIs were left holding close to 60% of their index futures as longs, in stark contrast to just 16% as longs in mid-July.
Sensex slumps 583 pts, Nifty below 24,000; 7 key triggers
Indian stock markets experienced a significant downturn on Thursday, with Sensex and Nifty both falling over 0.7%. This decline was driven by soaring oil prices,