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Sensex tanks 900 pts intraday; Nifty below 22,900: what's behind mkt crash?

BSE is in focus.

28 Sept 2026 · Business Standard Mkts

All sectoral indices traded in the red in early trade. Broader markets also faced intense selling pressure as both midcap and smallcap indices were down 1 per cent each.

BSE reported movement of 1%. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.

Because the driver here is macro rather than company-specific, the read-through is to index-level positioning rather than to any single name — correlations tend to rise when the whole market faces the same signal.

  • With BSE involved, this carries a regulatory dimension that can outlast the immediate market reaction.
  • This is a market-wide development — its reach goes beyond any single stock.
  • The immediate tone of coverage reads negative.